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Surface CuAl9Mn2/W Composites Prepared by Multipass Friction Stir Processing: Microstructures, Phases, and Mechanical and Tribological Properties

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This article discusses the structural evolution, mechanical characteristics and tribological behaviors of CuAl9Mn2 + W surface composites containing 0, 5, 10 and 15 vol.% W prepared using both 1-pass and 4-pass friction stir processing. Homogeneous distribution of W-particles in the bronze matrix has been achieved using the 4-pass FSP. According to XRD, the following phases have been formed in the FSPed bronze matrix: α-Cu solid solution, α + β′-Cu3Al eutectoid, and γ-Al4Cu9 laths. Adding tungsten in FSP resulted in enriching the samples with γ-Al4Cu9. Formation of γ-Al4Cu9 occurred according to the well-known equilibrium reaction β → α + γ and may be related to some physical characteristic of the composite that changed with the addition of tungsten. In our opinion, this could be the reduced heat conductivity that made some β-Cu3Al grains to decompose into α-Cu and γ-Al4Cu9 ones instead of the β → β′ transformation. The mean sizes of the α-solid solution matrix grains after 1-pass and 4-pass FSP were at the level of 4.48-7.54 μm and 3.47-5.43 μm, respectively. The minimum grain size 3.47 μm was obtained after 4-pass FSP on CuAl9Mn2 + 10%W samples. The tensile strength of the composites, however, decreased as compared to that of the as-received and FSPed bronze, while microhardness was almost the same number for all samples. The maximum wear resistance was achieved on the 4-pass FSPed sample containing 5 vol.% W.

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A.Z., N.S., A.C. and S.T. were involved in the conceptualization; A.Z., N.S., and A.C. contributed to the methodology; A.V. and N.S. contributed to the software; A.C., A.Z., and N.S. assisted in the validation; A.Z., N.S., A.C. and S.T. performed the formal analysis; A.Z., E.K., N. S., D.G., A.V., V.U., N.S. and A.C. contributed to the investigation; A. Chum. and E.K. contributed to the resources; A.C., A.Z., N.S., and A.C. curated the data; A.C., A.Z., N.S., and S.T. contributed to writing—original draft preparation; A.Z., N.S., and S.T. assisted in writing—review and editing; A.Z., E.K., N. S., D.G., A.V., V.U., N. S. and A.C. contributed to the visualization; A.Z. and S.T. contributed to the supervision; A.Z. and A.C. were involved in the project administration; A.C. acquired the funding. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Cheremnov, A., Zykova, A., Savchenko, N. et al. Surface CuAl9Mn2/W Composites Prepared by Multipass Friction Stir Processing: Microstructures, Phases, and Mechanical and Tribological Properties. J. of Materi Eng and Perform (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-024-09388-5

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