Cu-Zn-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanocomposites:study of microstructure,corrosion,and wear properties

Mohammad Baghani; Mahmood Aliofkhazraei; Mehdi Askari

doi:10.1007/s12613-017-1427-0

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Mohammad Baghani, Mahmood Aliofkhazraei, and Mehdi Askari, Cu-Zn-Al₂O₃ nanocomposites:study of microstructure,corrosion,and wear properties, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 24(2017), No. 4, pp. 462-472. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-017-1427-0

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Mohammad Baghani, Mahmood Aliofkhazraei, and Mehdi Askari, Cu-Zn-Al2O3 nanocomposites:study of microstructure,corrosion,and wear properties, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 24(2017), No. 4, pp. 462-472. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-017-1427-0

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Cu-Zn-Al₂O₃ nanocomposites:study of microstructure,corrosion,and wear properties

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Mahmood Aliofkhazraei E-mail: maliofkh@gmail.com,khazraei@modares.ac.ir
Received: 10 August 2016; Revised: 5 November 2016; Accepted: 10 November 2016

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Alumina nanoparticles were added to a Cu-Zn alloy to investigate their effect on the microstructural, tribological, and corrosion properties of the prepared alloys. Alloying was performed using a mixture of copper and zinc powders with 0vol% and 5vol% of α-Al nanopowder in a satellite ball mill. The results showed that the Cu-Zn solid solution formed after 18 h of mechanical alloying. The mechanically alloyed powder was compacted followed by sintering of the obtained green compacts at 750℃ for 30 min. Alumina nanoparticles were uniformly distributed in the matrix of the Cu-Zn alloy. The tribological properties were evaluated by pin-on-disk wear tests, which revealed that, upon the addition of alumina nanoparticles, the coefficient of friction and the wear rate were reduced to 20% and 40%, respectively. The corrosion properties of the samples exposed to a 3.5wt% NaCl solution were studied using the immersion and potentiodynamic polarization methods, which revealed that the addition of alumina nanoparticles reduced the corrosion current of the nanocomposite by 90%.
- nanocomposites;
- copper zinc alloys;
- alumina;
- microstructure;
- corrosion;
- wear properties

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