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Aluminium Silicate Concentration and Coordination effect with Tungsten sulphide improving Dry Sliding Wear Characteristics of AA7075 alloy Composites

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In this study, highly stable aluminium silicate (Al2SiO5) particles were spatially dispersed with tungsten disulphide (WS2) particles, making aluminium alloy (AA7075) composites suitable for tribological applications. The composite fabrication was done through the squeeze casting technique by dispersing aluminium silicate (Al2SiO5) particles with 5–15% weight percentages and WS2 particles with weight percentages of 5% in the aluminium alloy. Optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques were employed to study the distribution of particles and phase analysis. Hardness and tensile strength tests were conducted to assess the mechanical strength of composites. Dry sliding wear behaviour of aluminium alloy and composites was studied using a pin-on-disc tribometer. Wear performance was evaluated over a load range of (20, 40, 60, and 80 N) at a sliding velocity of 2.0 m/s with a sliding distance of 3000 m. SEM, XRD, and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) were used to investigate the particles' effects on the wear mechanism. The 3D surface topography was used to characterise the worn surface map, and wear depth has been analysed. The experimental results revealed that both particle dispersed conditions show a synergetic effect on reducing wear rate and friction coefficient better than alloy and monodispersed particle composite. The higher wear resistance on the AA7075/10 wt.% Al2SiO5/5 wt.% WS2 coordinate was shown by the combined effect of reinforcement particles through the formation of a stable and compacted tribo lubricating layer consisting of mixed SiO2 and WO3, which retains wear resistance properties of the composites.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Adhiparasakthi Engineering College, Melmaruvathur, 603319, India

    P. Loganathan

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603110, India

    K. Rajkumar & K. Vishal

  3. Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, 600025, India

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Loganathan, P., Rajkumar, K., Gnanavelbabu, A. et al. Aluminium Silicate Concentration and Coordination effect with Tungsten sulphide improving Dry Sliding Wear Characteristics of AA7075 alloy Composites. Silicon 14, 12615–12631 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-022-01972-5

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