The Influence of Surface Treatment on the Mechanical and Tribological Properties of a Range of Aluminum Alloys

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Hirst ◽  
M. L. Binfield ◽  
P. R. G. Anderson ◽  
R. Marlow

Author(s):  
G. Mounika

Zinc-aluminium alloys are alloys whose main ingredients stay zinc and aluminium. Other alloying elements clasp magnesium and copper .Zinc Aluminum Alloys over the past decayed are occupying attention of both researches and industries as a promising material for tribological applications. At this moment commercially available Zinc-Aluminium alloys and bearing bronzes due to good cost ability and unique combination of properties. They can also be deliberated as competing material for cast iron, plastics and even for steels. It has been shown that the addition of alloying elements including copper, silicon, magnesium, manganese and nickel can improve the mechanical and tribological properties of zinc aluminum alloys. This alloy has still found limited applications encompassing high stress conditions due to its lower creep resistance, compared to traditional aluminum alloys and other structural materials. This has resulted in major loss of market potential for those alloy otherwise it is excellent material. The aim of this paper is to measure the coefficient of friction and wear under different operating conditions for material with silicon content. Then wear equation will be found out for all the materials experimented under various conditions. In this paper there is discussion of the effect of Silicon on tribological properties of aluminium based Zinc alloy by experiment as well as Ansys software based and compares the same.



2020 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 123066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Moharrami ◽  
Ahmad Razaghian ◽  
Moslem Paidar ◽  
Michaela Šlapáková ◽  
Olatunji Oladimeji Ojo ◽  
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Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1228
Author(s):  
Maiko Morino ◽  
Tetsuto Kajiyama ◽  
Yosuke Nishitani

In this study, we investigated the influence of epoxy resin treatment on the mechanical and tribological properties of hemp fiber (HF)-reinforced plant-derived polyamide 1010 (PA1010) biomass composites. HFs were surface-treated using four types of surface treatment methods: (a) alkaline treatment using sodium chlorite (NaClO2) solution, (b) surface treatment using epoxy resin (EP) solution after NaClO2 alkaline treatment, (c) surface treatment using an ureidosilane coupling agent after NaClO2 alkaline treatment (NaClO2 + A-1160), and (d) surface treatment using epoxy resin solution after the (c) surface treatment (NaClO2 + A-1160 + EP). The HF/PA1010 biomass composites were extruded using a twin-screw extruder and injection-molded. Their mechanical properties, such as tensile, bending, and dynamic mechanical properties, and tribological properties were evaluated by the ring-on-plate-type sliding wear test. The strength, modulus, specific wear rate, and limiting pv value of HF/PA1010 biomass composites improved with surface treatment using epoxy resin (NaClO2 + A-1160 + EP). In particular, the bending modulus of NaClO2 + A-1160 + EP improved by 48% more than that of NaClO2, and the specific wear rate of NaClO2 + A-1160 + EP was one-third that of NaClO2. This may be attributed to the change in the internal microstructure of the composites, such as the interfacial interaction between HF and PA1010 and fiber dispersion. As a result, the mode of friction and wear mechanism of these biomass composites also changed.







2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengyao Ning ◽  
Kangshuai Li ◽  
Chengqi Yan ◽  
Guangfei Wang ◽  
Zehua Xu ◽  
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Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1194
Author(s):  
Philipp Kiryukhantsev-Korneev ◽  
Alina Sytchenko ◽  
Yuriy Kaplanskii ◽  
Alexander Sheveyko ◽  
Stepan Vorotilo ◽  
...  

The coatings ZrB2 and Zr-B-N were deposited by magnetron sputtering of ZrB2 target in Ar and Ar–15%N2 atmospheres. The structure and properties of the coatings were investigated via scanning and transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersion analysis, optical profilometry, glowing discharge optical emission spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. Mechanical and tribological properties of the coatings were investigated using nanoindentation, “pin-on-disc” tribological testing and “ball-on-plate” impact testing. Free corrosion potential and corrosion current density were measured by electrochemical testing in 1N H2SO4 and 3.5%NaCl solutions. The oxidation resistance of the coatings was investigated in the 600–800 °С temperature interval. The coatings deposited in Ar contained 4–11 nm grains of the h-ZrB2 phase along with free boron. Nitrogen-containing coatings consisted of finer crystals (1–4 nm) of h-ZrB2, separated by interlayers of amorphous a-BN. Both types of coatings featured hardness of 22–23 GPa; however, the introduction of nitrogen decreased the coating’s elastic modulus from 342 to 266 GPa and increased the elastic recovery from 62 to 72%, which enhanced the wear resistance of the coatings. N-doped coatings demonstrated a relatively low friction coefficient of 0.4 and a specific wear rate of ~1.3 × 10−6 mm3N−1m−1. Electrochemical investigations revealed that the introduction of nitrogen into the coatings resulted in the decrease of corrosion current density in 3.5% NaCl and 1N H2SO4 solution up to 3.5 and 5 times, correspondingly. The superior corrosion resistance of Zr-В-N coatings was related to the finer grains size and increased volume of the BN phase. The samples ZrB2 and Zr-B-N resisted oxidation at 600 °C. N-free coatings resisted oxidation (up to 800 °С) and the diffusion of metallic elements from the substrate better. In contrast, Zr-B-N coatings experienced total oxidation and formed loose oxide layers, which could be easily removed from the substrate.



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