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Wear behavior of A356/M7C3 and A356/SiC particulate metal matrix composites

  • H. Turhan EMAIL logo and O. Yilmaz
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 93 Issue 6

Abstract

The stability of M7C3 carbides as reinforcement for A356 materials for tribological applications has been investigated. For this purpose, A356/M7C3, A356/SiC and A356/ M7C3/SiC composites were prepared by powder metallurgy and tested at room temperature against SAE 4620 steel ring and AISI 304 stainless steel counterfaces under loads of 10 – 150 N. For comparison, also unreinforced A356 specimens were processed and tested under the same conditions. The tribological behavior was evaluated by microstructural examination of the wear-effected zones and by weight loss measurements of the specimens and counterfaces. The wear behavior of A356/M7C3 composite gave an excellent result as function of the applied load because the M7C3 particles act as load-bearing elements due to their excellent bonding to the Al matrix, and their interfaces withtood the wear stresses even at the highest applied load. Moreover, the M7C3 particles limited the incorporation of wear debris into the Al matrix and reduced the wear damage occasioned to the steel counterfaces compared to that of A356 Al alloy.

Keywords: MMCs; Metal matrix composites; Wear resistance; A356 material
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Received: 2001-07-03
Published Online: 2022-01-03

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https://doi.org/10.3139/ijmr-2002-0096
Keywords for this article
MMCs; Metal matrix composites; Wear resistance; A356 material

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Articles/Aufsätze
  3. Mechanical properties of Cu/In – 48 Sn/Cu diffusion-soldered joints
  4. Effect of ultrasonic (cavitation) treatment of the melt on the microstructure evolution during solidification of aluminum alloy ingots
  5. Computer simulation of the long-range diffusional transformation based on the postulated principle of maximum dissipation rate of Gibbs energy
  6. Kinetics of growth of intermetallics in the Cu–Sn system
  7. Atomic composition of the metastable β″ phase precipitate in an Al –Mg–Si alloy
  8. Interfacial tension of metastable immiscible alloys: a novel measurement concept
  9. On the kinetics of the initial oxidation of iron and iron nitride
  10. Synthesis and characterisation of MgAlON
  11. Kinetic studies of oxidation of MgAlON and a comparison of the oxidation behaviour of AlON, MgAlON, O’SiAlON–ZrO2, and BN–ZCM ceramics
  12. Study on warm rolling of AISI 1015 carbon steel
  13. Experimental study on elastic modulus and damping capacity of woodceramics
  14. Texture development during cold rolling of unidirectionally solidified Al–Al3Ni alloy
  15. Wear behavior of A356/M7C3 and A356/SiC particulate metal matrix composites
  16. Microstructural characterization and microhardness of rapidly solidified Al –Ce alloys
  17. Effect of quenching rate on the microstructure of rapidly solidified Al –Sr alloys
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