A new composite designed to resist wear

Nacre is known for its superior mechanical properties due to its uniquely interlocked-layered structures. In this study, a new composite containing nacre in an Al matrix was fabricated. The composite was produced using powder metallurgy method followed by a heat treatment. Mechanical properties were tested using SEM, micro hardness tester and profilometer. Results showed that the hardness of the composites increased as the concentration of nacre increased in the composite. The hardness of a composite containing 20 wt% of nacre increased by 40% compared to pure Al. Tribological evaluation indicates that samples with 1 wt% and 5 wt% of nacre exhibited the best wear resistance. The wear mechanism changed from adhesive to abrasive wear with varying concentration of nacre. This research demonstrates that the design of mechanical properties and the control of wear mechanisms is possible through the optimization of hybrid configuration. This approach can be adapted to most conventional materials.     

原位反应TiCP/1 Cr1 8 Ni9复合材料的抗氧化性能研究

采用熔体原位合成法制备了TiCp/1Cr18Ni9钢基复合材料,研究了基体合金及复合材料在850℃和950℃的抗氧化性能。结果表明;与基体合金相比,由于TiCp颗粒的引入,复合材料在氧化初期具有短路扩散效应,稳定阶段其氧化动力学曲线符合对数增长规律,复合材料具有理想的氧化膜结构和优良的抗氧化性能。     

Mechanical and wear behaviours of nano and microfilled polymeric composite: Effect of filler fraction and size

The addition of ceramic reinforced material, SiC particles, to resin matrices, results in the improvement of the overall performance of the composite, allowing the application of these materials as tribo-materials in industries such as: automotive, aeronautical and medical. Particle-reinforced polymeric composites are widely used as biomaterials, for example as dental filler materials and bone cements. These reinforced composites have improved mechanical and tribological performance and have higher values of elastic modulus and hardness, and also reduce the shrinkage during the polymerisation compared with resin matrices. However, the effect of the filler level in mechanical and tribological behaviour is not quite understood.The aim of this work is to determine the influence of the particle volume fraction and particle size in the wear loss of the composites and their antagonists. Reciprocating wear tests were conducted using a glass sphere against resin polyester silica reinforced composite in a controlled medium, with an abrasive slurry or distilled water. For 6 μm average particle dimension, seven particles contents were studied ranging from 0% to 46% of filler volume fraction (FVF). Afterwards, filler volume fractions of 10% and 30% were selected; and, for these percentages, 7 and 4 average particle dimensions were tested and were evaluated regarding their wear behaviour, respectively. The reinforcement particle dimensions used ranged from 0.1 μm to 22 μm with the 10% filler fraction, and for 30% of filler content the range extended from 3 μm to 22 μm. The results allow us to conclude that in an abrasive slurry medium the composite abrasion resistance decreases with the increase of the particle volume fraction, in spite of the accompanying rise in hardness and elastic modulus. With constant FVF, and abrasive slurry, the composite wear resistance increases with increasing average particle dimension. In a distilled water medium and with several FVF values, the minimum wear was registered for a median particle content of 24%. In this medium and with constant FVF the highest wear resistance occurred for average reinforcement particles of 6 μm. The removal mechanisms involved in the wear process are discussed, taking into account the systematic SEM observations to evaluate the wear mechanisms.     

Effect of Mo addition on the microstructure and wear resistance of in situ TiC/Al composite

In this work, Mo was investigated as an additive for in situ preparation of TiC/Al composite using a casting route assisted by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS). Experimental results show Mo improves the wettability between TiC phase and aluminium melt due to the formation of a Mo-rich shell around the formed TiC particles, which is a kind of good modificator. Compared with the composite without added Mo, 1.0 wt.% Mo addition developed finer matrix structure, significant refinement of TiC particles and more uniform distribution of TiC particles in the matrix. Meanwhile, both wear and tensile properties of TiC/Al composite were improved with 1.0 wt.% Mo addition and then deteriorated with the further increase of Mo content due to the formation of fragile phase Al₅Mo.     

Microstructural characterization and wear behavior of in situ TiC/7075 composites synthesized by displacement reactions and spray forming

A novel in situ reaction technique is developed to prepare TiC/7075 composites. This technique provides a new approach overcoming the problems of loss and agglomeration of reinforcement particles when they are in situ formed in a molten metal first and then injected into the spray cone of molten droplets during the spray forming process. Experimental results have shown that the presence of strip or rectangular-like Al₃Ti, which is detrimental not only to the fracture toughness, but also to the stability of the microstructure, can be avoided completely from the final product by using a proper Ti:C molar ratio in the Ti-C-Al performs. The mechanisms of formation or absence of Al₃Ti phase in the TiC/7075 composites are explained based on thermodynamics of the system. The modification of the microstructure of the spray-formed 7075 alloy can be understood in the light of atomic diffusion. The wear results showed that the wear rates of the spray-formed 7075 alloy and its composites increased with applied loads. At higher applied loads, the 7075 alloy exhibited superior wear resistance than that of the composites. This is attributed to increased microcracking tendency of the composites than the matrix alloy.     

Microstructural studies and wear assessments of Ti/TiC surface composite coatings on commercial pure Ti produced by titanium cored wires and TIG process

Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) process and titanium cored wires filled with micro size TiC particles were employed to produce surface composite coatings on commercial pure Ti substrate for wear resistance improvement. Wire drawing process was utilized to produce several cored wires from titanium strips and titanium carbide powders. Subsequently, these cored wires were melted and coated on commercial pure Ti using TIG process. This procedure was repeated at different current intensities and welding travel speeds. Composite coating tracks were found to be affected by TIG heat input. The microstructural studies using optical and scanning electron microscopy supported by X-ray diffraction showed that the surface composite coatings consisted of α′-Ti, spherical and dendritic TiC particles. Also, greater volume fractions of TiC particles in the coatings were found at lower heat input. A maximum microhardness value of about 1100 HV was measured which is more than 7 times higher than the substrate material. Pin-on-disk wear tests exhibited a better performance of the surface composite coatings than the untreated material which was attributed to the presence of TiC particles in the microstructure.     

Microstructures and wear properties of TiN-based cermet coating deposited on 1Cr18Ni9Ti stainless steel by electrospark process

A simple and effective surface treatment technique, electrospark deposition (ESD), has been successfully applied to deposit TiN-based cermet coating on stainless steel substrate. The nitrided coating had an average thickness of about 30 μm and formed metallurgical bonding with the substrate. The microstructure of the coating was mainly composed of TiN phase and ferrite (α-FeCr) phase. Its microhardness reached 889HV. The experimental results demonstrated that the nitrided coating had an excellent sliding wear resistance because the hard TiN phase distributed in the coating increased the resistance to micro-cutting and plowing during the sliding wear test, which effectively improves the surface performance of stainless steel substrate.     

Microstructure and wear resistance of electrodeposited RE-Ni-Mo-P-B4C-PTFE composite coating

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The structure, hardness and wear resistance of RE-Ni-Mo-P-B₄C-PTFE composite coating have been studied by means of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, abrasion testing and microhardness testing. The results show that the structure of RE-Ni-Mo-P-B₄C-PTFE composite coating experiences a transformation from amorphous via a mixture to crystalline as the heat treatment temperature is increased. Crystalline particles in the coating become gradually finer with the addition of B₄C, B₄C plus polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and B₄C plus PTFE plus rare earths (RE), in that order. The hardness and wear resistance of the RE-Ni-Mo-P-B₄C-PTFE composite increase with increasing temperature, reaching peak values at 400°C and 300°C, respectively. The wear resistance of the composite coating is greatly superior to that of other traditional coatings.     

Friction and wear behavior of polytetrafluoroethene composites filled with Ti3SiC2

In this work, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) composites filled with Ti₃SiC₂ or graphite were prepared through powder metallurgy. The effects of different filling components, loads and sliding velocities on the friction performance of Ti₃SiC₂/PTFE composites were studied. Ti₃SiC₂/PTFE composites exhibit better wear resistance than graphite/PTFE composites due to the better mechanical properties of Ti₃SiC₂. The wear resistance was found to improve around 100× over unfilled PTFE with the addition of 1 wt.% Ti₃SiC₂. In addition, the 10 wt.% sample had the lowest wear rate of K = 2.1 × 10⁻⁶ mm³/Nm and the lowest steady friction coefficient with μ = 0.155 at the condition of 90 N–0.4 m/s. Ti₃SiC₂ was proved to promote the formation of a thin and uniform transfer film on counterpart surface and a protection oxide film on worn surface, which are the key roles for improving wear resistance.     

Investigation of wear behaviours of Al matrix composites reinforced with different B4C rate produced by powder metallurgy method

In this study, the effects of wear behaviours of Al matrix composites reinforced with different B₄C rate produced by powder metallurgy method were investigated. Al and B₄C powders with purity of 99.9% and sizes of 25–44 µm were prepared as pure Al, 4% B₄C/Al, 8% B₄C/Al, 12% B₄C/Al and 16% B₄C/Al. After these prepared mixtures were pressed under 350 MPa, they were sintered for 90 min at 580 °C in atmospheric environment. Microhardness and wear tests of the produced samples were carried out. Wear experiments of these composites were performed with specially manufactured test equipment at different application loads (5 N, 10 N and 15 N), different sliding distances (250 m, 500 m, 750 m and 1000 m) and a constant speed of 0.46 m/s. In addition, optical microscope, SEM, EDS analyses were used to determine the microstructural changes in the worn and unworn surface of the manufactured composite materials. The results of experimental studies show that the increasing the B₄C reinforced rate in composites with Al matrix has led to increase of the hardness and to reduce of the wear loss.     

反应火焰喷涂TiC/Fe复合涂层显微结构研究

采用前驱体碳化复合技术制备Ti-Fe-C系反应喷涂复合粉末,通过反应火焰喷涂技术成功制备了TiC/Fe基金属陶瓷复合涂层.利用XRD和SEM对喷涂粉末和涂层的成分、组织结构进行了分析,考察了喷涂粉末粒度、Ti的加入方式对涂层组织结构的影响.研究结果表明:所制备的TiC/Fe复合涂层由不同含量TiC颗粒分布于晶粒内部而形成的晶内型复合强化片层组织叠加而成,TiC颗粒呈纳米级;喷涂粉末粒度较大时,制备的涂层中出现有害相Fe2Ti,片层厚度较大,孔隙率高;以纯Ti粉为Ti源制备的喷涂粉末和以TiFe粉为Ti源制备的喷涂粉末相比较,其涂层中硬质相TiC含量较少,孔隙率较大.     

Comparative analysis of wear behavior of garnet and fly ash reinforced Al7075 hybrid composite

Al7075 hybrid composites reinforced with varying weight percentage (0 wt.%, 5 wt.%, 10 wt.%, 15 wt.%) of each of garnet and fly ash were fabricated and characterized for their comparative wear assessment. The sliding wear test was conducted on a reciprocating tribometer in dry medium under the working conditions of applied normal load (2 N, 4 N, 6 N, 8 N), sliding velocities (0.04 m/s, 0.08 m/s, 0.12 m/s, 0.16 m/s), sliding distance (20 m, 40 m, 60 m, 80 m) and working temperature (25 °C, 50 °C, 75 °C, 100 °C). The experiments were performed as per steady‐state condition and Taguchi (L₂₅) orthogonal array design to evaluate specific wear rate of the Al7075 hybrid composites. The finding of results indicated that the wear rate was decreased with the increase in the filler content in both the case of garnet and fly ash reinforced Al7075 hybrid composites. The results from Taguchi experiments suggested that the filler content and load were the most significant factors affecting wear behavior of composites while temperature and sliding distance are the least significant factors. Also, the garnet reinforced Al7075 hybrid composite indicated less specific wear rate as compared to that of fly ash reinforced Al7075 hybrid composite.     

Effect of matrix alloy and influence of SiC particle on the sliding wear characteristics of aluminium alloy composites

This article presents an effect of matrix alloy and influence of SiC particle on the sliding wear characteristics of high strength aluminium alloys AA7010, AA7009 and AA2024, composites was examined under varying applied pressure and a fixed sliding speed of 3.35 m/s. The results revealed that the wear resistance of the composite was noted to be significantly higher than that of the alloy and is suppressed further due to addition of SiC particles. The overall observation among the matrix alloys, AA7010 alloy shows maximum wear resistance than that of the other, and can withstand the seizure pressure up to 2.6 MPa. The wear mechanism was studied through worn surfaces and microscopic examination of the developed wear tracks. The wear mechanism strongly dictated by the formation and stability of oxide layer, mechanically mixed layer (MML) and subsurface deformation and cracking. The overall results indicate that the high strength aluminium alloys and composite could be considered as an excellent material where high strength and wear resistance components are prime importance especially designing for structural applications in aerospace and general engineering sectors.     

The investigation of the effect of particle size on wear performance of AA7075/Al2O3 composites using statistical analysis and different machine learning methods

In this study, 7075 - Al₂O₃ (5 wt%) composites with a particle size of 0.3 µm, 2 µm, and 15 µm were developed by hot pressing. The dry sliding wear performance of the specimens was evaluated under loads of 5 N, 10 N, 20 N, 30 N, and at sliding speeds of 80 mm/s, 110 mm/s, 140 mm/s by reciprocating wear tests. The wear tests showed that 7075 - 5Al₂O₃ (15 µm) exhibited the best wear performance. The volume loss of 7075 - 5Al₂O₃ (15 µm) under load of 30 N for sliding speed of 140 mm/s was 37.1% lower than the unreinforced 7075 alloy. The volume loss (mm³) of composites reinforced with the particle size of 0.3 µm, 2 µm, and 15 µm was 11.62, 9.87, and 8.07, respectively, for load of 30 N and sliding speed of 140 mm/s. An increase in the applied load and sliding speed increased the wear severity by changing the wear mechanism from abrasion to delamination. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that the load was the most significant parameter on the volume loss. The linear regression (LR), support vector regression (SVR), artificial neural network (ANN), and extreme learning machine (ELM) were used for the prediction of volume loss. The determination coefficient (R²) of the LR, SVR, ANN, and ELM was 0.814, 0.976, 0.935, and 0.989, respectively. The ELM model has the highest success. Thus, the ELM model has significant potential for the prediction of wear behaviour for Al matrix composites.     

模压工艺对7075/SiCp复合材料组织和性能的影响

研究了喷射沉积7075/SiCp复合材料坯经过模压后的组织和性能。模压温度对沉积坯增强颗粒分布、基体组织、坯料密度以及压坯的硬度等影响明显。随着温度的提高,沉积坯中的SiC层状分布得到消除,但在600℃时压坯中的晶粒长大和SiC颗粒晶界偏聚较明显。温度提高,压坯上下密度和硬度差减小,600℃以上密度趋于一致,但硬度降低明显。在560～600℃模压,对材料致密化、组织和性能优化较为有利。     

Wear behaviors of an (TiB + TiC)/Ti composite coating fabricated on Ti6Al4V by laser cladding

A titanium-based composite coating reinforced by in situ synthesized TiB whiskers and TiC particles was successfully fabricated on Ti6Al4V by laser cladding. The coating is mainly composed of α-Ti cellular dendrites and a eutectic in which a large number of needle-shaped TiB whiskers and a few equiaxial TiC particles are uniformly embedded. The wear resistance of the coating is significantly superior to that of Ti6Al4V under the dry sliding wear condition at room temperature.     

TA15钛合金表面原位合成TiC增强钛基激光熔覆层的组织与耐磨性EI北大核心CSCD

采用激光熔覆技术在TA15钛合金表面原位合成TiC增强钛基涂层。利用光学显微镜、扫描电镜、X射线衍射仪、能谱分析仪、显微硬度计、摩擦磨损试验机等研究涂层的成形质量、微观组织、物相组成、硬度和摩擦学性能。结果表明:涂层主要由β-Ti,Co_(3)Ti,CrTi_(4)和TiC等物相组成,涂层与基体形成了良好的冶金结合。涂层结合区组织是平面晶和柱状晶,中部组织是树枝晶,顶部组织是等轴晶。涂层各微区的碳化钛形貌有显著差别,其中顶部和中部区域碳化钛为粗大的树枝状和花瓣状,而结合区为针状和近球状。涂层显微硬度最大值为715HV,约是TA15显微硬度(330HV)的2.1倍;同等条件下涂层磨损量为30.14 mg,约为TA15磨损量98.11 mg的30.7%。涂层与基体的磨损机制均为磨粒磨损和黏着磨损的复合磨损模式,但涂层的磨损程度较轻。     

Fatigue crack growth behavior of silica particulate reinforced epoxy resin composite

In the present work, fatigue crack growth tests of epoxy resin composite reinforced with silica particle under various R-ratios were carried out to investigate the effect of R-ratio on crack growth behavior and to discuss fatigue crack growth mechanism. Crack growth curves arranged by ΔK showed clear R-ratio dependence even under no crack closure, where the values of ΔK_th were 0.82 and 0.33 MPa √m for R = 0.1 and 0.7 respectively. However, crack growth curves arranged by K_max merged into almost one curve regardless of R-ratio, which indicated that crack growth behavior of the present composite was time-dependent. The value of K_max,th were in the range from 0.78 to 1.12 MPa √m. In situ crack growth observation revealed the crack growth mechanism: micro-cracking near the interface between silica particle and resin matrix occurs ahead of a main crack and then micro-cracks coalesce with a main crack to grow. The crack path was in the epoxy matrix, which was consistent with the time-dependent crack growth.     

Improved wear resistance of steels by cryotreatment: the current state of understanding

An important factor to enhance the efficiency and productivity of advanced manufacturing processes is to improve the wear resistance (WR) of tool steels. Cryotreatment in recent years has established itself as a relatively inexpensive additional step in conventional heat treatment schedule that can substantially improve the WR of tool steels. This report highlights the state of understanding of this emerging process with an emphasis on illustrating the underlying mechanisms responsible for the enhancement of WR of tool steels. Cryotreatment almost completely removes retained austenite and induces favourable precipitation of refined secondary carbides with improved distribution. These benefits, if harnessed suitably, are capable of providing significant improvement in both productivity and product quality leading to an efficient economy of manufacturing.     

热锻模具钢的耐磨性及磨损机理研究

采用销盘式高温摩擦磨损实验机,针对一种新型铸钢、H13和H21钢在25-400℃下进行磨损试验,对比研究各种钢的耐磨性,并探讨了磨损机制.研究表明:室温下H21钢由于具有较多的未溶碳化物,比H13钢和铸钢具有高的耐磨性;在200-300℃下铸钢和H13钢随载荷的增加一直具有较低的磨损率和增长率,而H21钢当载荷达到200 N时磨损率忽然升高;在400℃下铸钢具有持续低的磨损率,明显低于H21和H13钢.可见,新型铸钢具有比常用热锻模具钢显著高的高温耐磨性.