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Friction Stir Processing for Enhancement of Wear Resistance of ZM21 Magnesium Alloy

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Present work pertains to surface modification of the magnesium alloy using friction stir processing (FSP). Silicon carbide and boron carbide powders are used in the friction stir processing of the ZM21 Magnesium alloy. Coating was formed by FSP of the alloy by placing the carbide powders into the holes made on the surface. Surface coating was characterized by metallography, hardness and pin-on-disc testing. Friction stir processed coating exhibited excellent wear resistance and is attributed to grain boundary pinning and dispersion hardening caused by carbide particles. Surface composite coating with boron carbide was found to possess better wear resistance than coating made with silicon carbide. This may be attributed to formation of very hard layer coating of boron carbide reinforced composite on the surface of magnesium alloy. In the present work an attempt has also been made to compare the wear behaviour of surface composite layer on ZM21 Mg alloy with that of conventionally used engineering materials such as mild steel and austenitic stainless steel. Wear data clearly shows that wear resistance of friction stir processed composite layer is better than that of mild steel and stainless steel. This work demonstrates that friction stir processing is an effective strategy for enhancement of wear resistance of magnesium alloys.

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The authors would like to thank Dr. G. Malakondaiah, Distinguished Scientist and Director, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad for his continued encouragement and permission to publish this work. Financial assistance from Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO) is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad, 50058, India

    G. Madhusudhan Reddy & A. Sambasiva Rao

  2. Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Andhra University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam, 530003, India

    K. Srinivasa Rao

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Madhusudhan Reddy, G., Sambasiva Rao, A. & Srinivasa Rao, K. Friction Stir Processing for Enhancement of Wear Resistance of ZM21 Magnesium Alloy. Trans Indian Inst Met 66, 13–24 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-012-0163-4

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