Tribological Behavior of Composite Electrodes for Spot Welding

Abstract:

The paper presents some aspects regarding tribological characteristics of composite tops of the electrodes for spot welding. The solution aims to improve the resistance to deformation and high intensity electric current conductibility without loses and excessive local heating. The composite material was obtained by mechanical alloying process, from a mixture of tungsten carbide, chromium, CuNiAl alloy and cooper powder which has been heated in furnace at 1100°C. The embedding process aims to avoid the toxic effects of metallic elements such as Be and Zr, which are usually introduced in cupper alloys for improving the mechanical characteristics. The tribological characteristics and microhardness of the melted zone were measured in order to estimate the strengthening effect obtained by the tungsten carbide presence for different mixture recipe.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 656)
• Pages: 3-10
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.656.3
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Ionelia Voiculescu, Victor Geantă, Elena Manuela Stanciu*, Mihai Vasile, Tiberiu Laurian, Georgiana Chisiu
• Keywords: Carbide, Cooper, Electrode, Wear

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