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Effect of Isothermal Treatment on Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Alloy Zn – 40% Al – 2% Cu – 2% Si

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The effect of isothermal exposure at temperatures from 100°C to 250°C for 8 hours on the structure, mechanical and tribological properties of the Zn – 40% Al – 2% Cu – 2% Si alloy produced by chill casting is studied. The isothermal treatment eliminates dendritic segregation yielding a coarse-grained polyhedral structure containing an α-solid solution with fine inclusions of silicon and zinc-rich phase. Increase in the temperature of the isothermal exposure leads to decrease in the hardness and strength and increase in the ductility, in the coefficient of friction and in the wear magnitude while reducing the average roughness of the alloy surface.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Haliç University, İstanbul, Turkey

    Temel Savaşkan

  2. Mechanical Engineering Department, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey

    Ali Paşa Hekimoğlu

  3. Mechanical Engineering Department, Gümüşhane University, Gümüşhane, Turkey

    Zeki Azaklı

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Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 4, pp. 67 – 74, April, 2023.

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Savaşkan, T., Hekimoğlu, A.P. & Azaklı, Z. Effect of Isothermal Treatment on Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Alloy Zn – 40% Al – 2% Cu – 2% Si. Met Sci Heat Treat 65, 254–261 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11041-023-00922-1

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