Abstract
The aim of the present investigation is to characterize the friction and wear behavior of aluminum matrix composites reinforced with particulates of SiC, TiC, TiB2, and B4C. Sliding wear tests were conducted at two loads (80 and 160 N) using a pin-on-disc apparatus and under dry conditions. The results of the investigation indicate that the coefficient of friction of the composites is about 30 pct lower than that of pure aluminum, while the wear rates of the com- posites are lower by a factor of about 3 and 100 at loads of 80 and 160 N, respectively. The type and size of the reinforcement have a negligible influence on the wear rate and the coefficient of friction of the composites. However, the volume fraction of the reinforcement has a marginal influence on the wear rate. Though the coefficients of friction and the wear rates of the com- posites were broadly similar, the Al-TiC composite alone exhibits a somewhat higher wear rate. The above results of the present investigation have been rationalized on the basis of the inverse rule of mixtures and the existing models for friction and wear.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
N. Tsangarakis, J. Nunes, and J.M. Slepctz:Eng. Fract. Mech., 1988, vol. 30, pp. 565–77.
S. Dermarkar:Metall. Mater., 1986, vol. 2, pp. 144–46.
A.P. Divecha, S.G. Fishman, and S.D. Karmaker:J. Met., 1981, vol. 33, pp. 12–17.
T.L. Ho and M.B. Peterson:Wear, 1977, vol. 43, pp. 199–210.
S.V. Prasad and P.K. Rohatgi:J. Met., 1987, vol. 39, pp. 22–26.
I.J. Toth: inComposite Material—Testing and Design, ASTM STP 546, 1974, ASTM, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 542–660.
T.G. Nieh:Metall. Trans. A, 1984, vol. 15A, pp. 139–46.
Akira Sato and Robert Mehrabian:Metall. Trans. B, 1976, vol. 7B, pp. 443–51.
FM. Hosking, F.F. Portillo, R. Wunderlin, and R. Mehrabian:J. Mater. Sci., 1982, vol. 17, pp. 477–98.
M.K. Surappa, S.V. Prasad, and P.K. Rohatgi:Wear, 1982, vol. 77, pp. 295–302.
U.K. Anand and Kishore:Wear, 1983, vol. 85, pp. 163–69.
F. Rana and D.M. Stefanescu:Metall. Trans. A, 1989, vol. 20A, pp. 1564–66.
M.A. Zam Zam:Metallwissenschafi Technik, 1989, vol. 43, pp. 1158–61.
A.T. Alpas and J.D. Embury:Scripta Metall. Mater., 1990, vol. 24, pp. 931–35.
A. Jokinen and P. Andersson:Proc. Powder Metallurgy Conf. Exhib., Metal Powder Industries Federation, Pittsburgh, PA, 1990.
H.J. Rack: inDispersion-Strengthened Aluminum Alloys, Y.W. Kim and W.M. Griffith, eds., TMS-AIME, New York, NY, 1988, pp. 649–79.
A.K. Kuruvilla, V.V. Bhanuprasad, K.S. Prasad, and Y.R. Mahajan:Bull. Mater. Sci., 1989, vol. 12, pp. 495–505.
E. Hornbogen: inFriction and Wear of Polymer Composites, Composite Materials Series, Vol. 1, K. Friedrich, ed., Elsevier, New York, NY, 1986, pp. 61–88.
P.J. Blau:Wear, 1982, vol. 81, pp. 187–92.
Fundamentals of Friction and Wear of Materials, D.A. Rigney, ed., ASM, Metals Park, OH, 1981.
N.P. Suh:Wear, 1973, vol. 25, pp. 111–24.
S.C. Lim and M.F. Ashby:Acta Metall., 1987, vol. 35, pp. 1–24.
Y. Brechet, J.D. Embury, S. Tao, and L. Luo:Acta Metall. Mater., 1991, vol. 39, pp. 1781–86.
F.P. Bowden and D. Tabor:The Friction and Lubrication of Solids, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1964, vol. I-II.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Roy, M., Venkataraman, B., Bhanuprasad, V.V. et al. The effect of participate reinforcement on the sliding wear behavior of aluminum matrix composites. Metall Trans A 23, 2833–2847 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02651761
Received:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02651761