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The wear characteristics of Cu and Cu-SiC composite microsize powders consolidated by cold compaction combined with sintering or high-pressure torsion (HPT) were investigated. The HPT processed (HPTed) samples with bimodal and trimodal microstructures and fine Cu grains and SiC particle sizes have superior hardness, reasonable ductility level, and high wear resistance. The wear mass loss and coefficient of friction of HPTed samples were remarkably lower than that of cold-compacted and sintered samples as well as that of micro and nano Cu and Cu-SiC composites from previous studies. The sample fabrication method has an apparent influence on the wear mechanism. The wear mechanism was converted from adhesive, delamination, three-body mechanism, grooves (take off the SiC particles), and cracks into abrasive wear after HPT. Oxidization can be considered a dominant wear mechanism in all cases. The worn surface morphology and analysis support the relationship between wear mechanism and characteristics.
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Mohamed Ibrahim Abd El AAL. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering (mechanical design and production engineering) from Zagazig University, Egypt, in 2005 and 2010, respectively. He joined the Mechanical Design and Production Engineering Department at Faculty of Engineering at Zagazig University from 2000. His current position is associate professor. His research areas cover the manufacturing, characteristics and tribologyof SPD processed material, nano metal matrix composites, recycling of metals chips, and traditional and nontraditional machining of materials.
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Abd El Aal, M.I. Wear properties of copper and copper composites powders consolidated by high-pressure torsion. Friction 8, 433–450 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-019-0285-3
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