Wear Properties of Cast Aluminium Alloy 6061 Reinforced with Nanosilicon Carbide/Copper Hybrid Particles

Abstract:

Aluminium alloy 6061(AA6061) matrix composites were produced successfully by the stir casting method after a novel pre-treatment with reinforcements. The wear properties of composites were investigated. The results show that: the nanosilicon carbide (SiC) particles were embedded in solid copper (Cu) particles uniformly after 24 h of high-energy ball milling, and the hybrid reinforced particles uniformly dispersed in the Al matrix; The wear rate and the friction coefficient of the composites under various loads decreased as the reinforcements weight increased from 0.2% to 0.4%.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 721)
• Pages: 295-298
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.721.295
• Online since: July 2013
• Authors: Xiao Dan Li, Hai Jun Yin, Jun Ping Ma
• Keywords: Cast Aluminium Alloy 6061, Hybrid-Particles Reinforced Composites, Sliding Wear

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