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Effect of TiC nanoparticle on friction and wear properties of TiC/AA2219 nanocomposites and its strengthening mechanism

TiC 纳米颗粒对TiC/AA2219 纳米复合材料摩擦磨损性能的影响及其强化机理

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TiC nanoparticles reinforced 2219 aluminum matrix composites were successfully prepared by ultrasonic casting, followed by forging and T6 heat treatment. The friction and wear properties of the disc-to-column were studied under four separate normal values of 5, 10, 20 and 30 N. The increasing hardness value of the nanocomposite may be attributed to the large amount of TiC (i.e., 1.3 wt.% and 1.7 wt.%) introduced to the composites. The friction coefficient of the nanocomposite decreased with the increase of TiC nanoparticles (0–1.7 wt.%) under the same load. But the wear resistance of the TiC/AA2219 nanocomposite increased by 30%–90% as compared to the 2219 matrix alloy. And it decreased with the increasing load. The composite with 0.9 wt.% TiC produced the best results in terms of friction and wear because of its relatively higher hardness and perfect ability to retain a transfer layer of a comparatively larger thickness. On the wear surface, some Al2O3 particles were found which aided in the development of protective shear regions and improved the wear resistance. The wear mechanism for the TiC/AA2219 nanocomposite was a combination of adhesive and oxidative wear, with the composites containing hard TiC nanoparticles being mainly abrasive.

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采用超声辅助铸造技术成功制造了TiC纳米颗粒增强2219铝基复合材料, 并对其进行锻造和T6热处理. 本文研究了TiC/AA2219纳米复合材料在5、 10、 20 和30 N下的摩擦磨损性能. 研究发现, 引入大量的TiC颗粒(1.3 wt.%和1.7 wt.%)后, 复合材料的硬度明显增加. 在相同载荷下, 纳米复合材料的摩擦系数随着TiC颗粒的增加(0~1.7 wt.%)而降低. 但与2219铝合金基体相比, TiC/AA2219复合材料的抗磨损性提高30%−90%. 复合材料的抗磨损性能随着载荷的增加逐渐减小. 当复合材料内纳米TiC含量为0.9 wt.%时, 由于复合材料具有较高的硬度并有较大的摩擦厚度转移层, 材料具有最好的摩擦磨损性能. 另外, 在磨损表面发现了一些Al2O3颗粒, 这些颗粒有助于形成保护性剪切区并提高材料耐磨性. TiC/AA2219纳米复合材料的主要摩擦机制是黏着磨损和氧化磨损, 其中含有大量硬质TiC颗粒时主要表现为磨料磨损.

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    Yi-long Yang  (杨益龙), Hao-ming Zhang  (张昊明) & Xu-he Liu  (刘旭贺)

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    Yun Zhang  (张昀) & Xiao-qian Li  (李晓谦)

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YANG Yi-long provided the concept, carried out the experiments, performed data analysis, and edited the draft of manuscript. ZHANG Yun carried out part of the experiments, edited the draft of manuscript, replied to reviews’ comments, and revised the final version. ZHANG Hao-ming, LIU Xu-he offered some valuable suggestions for the contents of the manuscript. LI Xiao-qian designed the project.

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Foundation item: Project(2020RC2002) supported by Science and Technology Innovation Program of Hunan Province, China; Project (2021JJ40774) supported by Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China; Project(20A430007) supported by Key Scientific Research Projects of Colleges and Universities in Henan Province, China; Project(212102210032) supported by the Key Scientific and Technological Projects in Henan Province, China; Project(HEU10202117) supported by the Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, China

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Yang, Yl., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Hm. et al. Effect of TiC nanoparticle on friction and wear properties of TiC/AA2219 nanocomposites and its strengthening mechanism. J. Cent. South Univ. 29, 767–779 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-022-4952-6

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