scholarly journals Tribological performance of self-lubricating aluminum matrix nanocomposites: Role of graphene nanoplatelets

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 463-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meysam Tabandeh-Khorshid ◽  
Emad Omrani ◽  
Pradeep L. Menezes ◽  
Pradeep K. Rohatgi
Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1034
Author(s):  
Massoud Malaki ◽  
Alireza Fadaei Tehrani ◽  
Behzad Niroumand ◽  
Manoj Gupta

Metal matrix composites (MMCs) have been developed in response to the enormous demand for special industrial materials and structures for automotive and aerospace applications, wherein both high-strength and light weight are simultaneously required. The most common, inexpensive route to fabricate MMCs or metal matrix nanocomposites (MMNCs) is based on casting, wherein reinforcements like nanoceramics, -carbides, -nitrides, elements or carbon allotropes are added to molten metal matrices; however, most of the mentioned reinforcements, especially those with nanosized reinforcing particles, have usually poor wettability with serious drawbacks like particle agglomerations and therefore diminished mechanical strength is almost always expected. Many research efforts have been made to enhance the affinity between the mating surfaces. The aim in this paper is to critically review and comprehensively discuss those approaches/routes commonly employed to boost wetting conditions at reinforcement-matrix interfaces. Particular attention is paid to aluminum matrix composites owing to the interest in lightweight materials and the need to enhance the mechanical properties like strength, wear, or creep resistance. It is believed that effective treatment(s) may enormously affect the wetting and interfacial strength.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2965
Author(s):  
Sandeep Agrawal ◽  
Nishant K. Singh ◽  
Rajeev Kumar Upadhyay ◽  
Gurminder Singh ◽  
Yashvir Singh ◽  
...  

In recent years, the engineering implications of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have progressed enormously due to their versatile characteristics. In particular, the role of CNTs in improving the tribological performances of various engineering materials is well documented in the literature. In this work, an investigation has been conducted to study the tribological behaviour of CNTs filled with glass-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites in dry sliding, oil-lubricated, and gaseous (argon) environments in comparison to unfilled GFRP composites. The tribological study has been conducted on hardened steel surfaces at different loading conditions. Further, the worn surfaces have been examined for a particular rate of wear. Field-emission scanning electron (FESEM) microscopy was used to observe wear behaviours. The results of this study explicitly demonstrate that adding CNTs to GFRP composites increases wear resistance while lowering friction coefficient in all sliding environments. This has also been due to the beneficial strengthening and self-lubrication properties caused by CNTs on GFRP composites, according to FESEM research.


2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nihat A. Isitman ◽  
András Kriston ◽  
Tibor Fülöp

2015 ◽  
Vol 163 ◽  
pp. 182-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai ◽  
George Joseph ◽  
K.P. Shinu ◽  
P.R. Sreejesh ◽  
Seno Jose ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Payodhar Padhi ◽  
Sachikanta Kar

Addition of nano particles, even in quantities as small as 2 weight percent can enhance the hardness or yield strength by a factor as high as 2. There are several methods for the production of metal matrix nanocomposites including mechanical alloying, vertex process, and spray deposition and so forth. However, the above processes are expensive. Solidification processing is a relatively cheaper route. During solidification processing, nano particulates tend to agglomerate as a result of van der Waals forces and thus proper dispersion of the nano particulate in metal matrix is a challenge. In the present study a noncontact method, where the ultrasonic probe is not in direct contact with the liquid metal, was attempted to disperse nanosized SiC particulates in aluminum matrix. In this method, the mold was subjected to ultrasonic vibration. Hardness measurements and microstructural studies using HRTEM were carried out on samples taken from different locations of the nanocomposite ingot cast by this method.


2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (10) ◽  
pp. 973-982 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Asgharzadeh ◽  
Hamid Faraghi ◽  
Hyoung Seop Kim

Author(s):  
Tilahun Y ◽  
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Mesfin G ◽  

Aluminum is a metal matrix material which is widely used in different industrial as well as engineering applications.it has a great advantage due to its remarkable properties like less density, formability, and light in weight, recyclability and other properties. but, failure of aluminum matrix materials are the main problems in aluminum industries now a days.in this review role of aluminum and its alloys as matrix materials, their failure modes, causes of failure and optimization techniques to minimize this failure modes and causes of failure are discussed. Sources are reviewed which are from 2005 to recent one. Consequently, most modes of failure, causes of failure and most optimization techniques of aluminum and its alloy matrix materials are found. most modes of failure are mechanical related like fatigue failure, surface cracking, ductile failure, porosity formation, and stress related like stress corrosion cracking, surface weakness due to repeated stresses and other factors are summarized.in causes of failure mostly like corrosion formation, wear formation and poor mechanical properties are discussed.


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