NEW ALUMINUM ANTIFRICTION ALLOYS INSTEAD OF BRONZES FOR MONOMETALLIC BEARINGS OPERATING UNDER CONDITIONS OF BOUNDARY FRICTION
In the paper there is presented an investigation on the subject of the substitution of materials used for manufacturing monometallic one-piece sliding bearings. The most widely used material for their manufac-turing is bronze of BrO4Ts4$17 grade which has rather high values of antifriction and strength properties. A whole complex of materials based on aluminum alloys is under consideration. There were investigated eight experimental alloys different with chemistry. In the paper there is described a procedure for carrying out experimental investigations. The comparative tables of the influence of these or those elements upon tribological properties are shown. An evident advantage of aluminum alloys over a compared material – bronze of BrO4Ts4S17 grade is identified. The following tribo-technical properties of experimental alloys such as score-resistance, conformability, durability, frictional moment are considered. Key words: aluminum antifriction alloys, bronze, stress-strain properties, strength, hardness, tribotechnical properties, conformability, scoreresistance, durability, secondary structures.