Effect of Al2O3sf addition on the friction and wear properties of (SiCp+Al2O3sf)/Al2024 composites fabricated by pressure infiltration

Hui Xu; Gong-zhen Zhang; Wei Cui; Shu-bin Ren; Qian-jin Wang; Xuan-hui Qu

doi:10.1007/s12613-018-1581-z

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Hui Xu, Gong-zhen Zhang, Wei Cui, Shu-bin Ren, Qian-jin Wang, and Xuan-hui Qu, Effect of Al₂O_3sf addition on the friction and wear properties of (SiC_p+Al₂O_3sf)/Al2024 composites fabricated by pressure infiltration, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 25(2018), No. 3, pp. 375-382. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-018-1581-z

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Hui Xu, Gong-zhen Zhang, Wei Cui, Shu-bin Ren, Qian-jin Wang, and Xuan-hui Qu, Effect of Al2O3sf addition on the friction and wear properties of (SiCp+Al2O3sf)/Al2024 composites fabricated by pressure infiltration, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 25(2018), No. 3, pp. 375-382. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-018-1581-z

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Effect of Al₂O_3sf addition on the friction and wear properties of (SiC_p+Al₂O_3sf)/Al2024 composites fabricated by pressure infiltration

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Shu-bin Ren E-mail: sbren@ustb.edu.cn
Received: 14 September 2017; Revised: 1 December 2017; Accepted: 8 December 2017

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Aluminum (Al) 2024 matrix composites reinforced with alumina short fibers (Al₂O_3sf) and silicon carbide particles (SiC_p) as wear-resistant materials were prepared by pressure infiltration in this study. Further, the effect of Al₂O_3sf on the friction and wear properties of the as-synthesized composites was systematically investigated, and the relationship between volume fraction and wear mechanism was discussed. The results showed that the addition of Al₂O_3sf, characterized by the ratio of Al₂O_3sf to SiC_p, significantly affected the properties of the composites and resulted in changes in wear mechanisms. When the volume ratio of Al₂O_3sf to SiC_p was increased from 0 to 1, the rate of wear mass loss (K_m) and coefficients of friction (COFs) of the composites decreased, and the wear mechanisms were abrasive wear and furrow wear. When the volume ratio was increased from 1 to 3, the COF decreased continuously; however, the K_m increased rapidly and the wear mechanism became adhesive wear.
- aluminum matrix composites;
- silicon carbide particles;
- alumina short fibers;
- friction properties;
- wear properties;
- infiltration

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