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Global Approach of Tribomechanical Development of Hybrid Aluminium Matrix Syntactic Foams

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Hybrid syntactic foams with AlSi12 aluminium matrix were produced by pressure infiltration. The volume ratio of iron to ceramic hollow sphere reinforcement (in the same size range) was varied, and hybrid syntactic foams were also produced with bimodal size ceramic reinforcement. Previously, a very detailed analysis of the mechanical properties of the composites was made with quasi-static compression tests, and their tribological properties were investigated by pin-on-disc method in dry and lubricated conditions. The present article establishes and clarifies the correlations between mechanical and tribological properties. The coefficient of friction, height loss of the specimens and specific wear showed good correlation with different mechanical parameters, e.g. density, structural stiffness and yield strength. The established trends and correlations between mechanical and tribological behaviour enable a better understanding of materials design and selection for further applications of mechanically loaded sliding machine parts.

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This paper was supported by the János Bolyai Research Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (L. Zsidai, Grant Number: BO/00127/13/6 and I.N. Orbulov, Grant Number: BO/00294/14).

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Bertalan Lajos Str. 7. MT Building, Budapest, 1111, Hungary

    Kornél Májlinger, Imre Norbert Orbulov & Benjámin Bozóki

  2. Institute for Mechanical Engineering Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Szent István University, Páter Károly u. 1., Gödöllő, 2103, Hungary

    Gábor Kalácska, László Zsidai & Róbert Keresztes

  3. MTA–BME Research Group for Composite Science and Technology, Műegyetem Rakpart 3., Budapest, 1111, Hungary

    Imre Norbert Orbulov

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Májlinger, K., Kalácska, G., Orbulov, I.N. et al. Global Approach of Tribomechanical Development of Hybrid Aluminium Matrix Syntactic Foams. Tribol Lett 65, 16 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-016-0798-0

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