An investigation into the wear behavior of aged Alumix321/SiC composites fabricated by hot pressing

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/revmetalm.148

Keywords:

Aging, Alumix321, 6061 Al alloy, Composite, SiC, Wear

Abstract


Aerospace or automobile industries need materials that have a combination of several features such as lightness, high strength, corrosion and wear resistance. With ceramic particulates reinforcement, the properties of aluminum alloys can be greatly improved. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of precipitation age hardening and the mass percentage of SiC particles on hardness and wear resistance of the 6061 aluminum matrix composites produced by hot pressing. Composites were solution treated at 530 °C for 1.5 h and then artificially aged at 160 °C for 18 h. The ball-on-disc wear test was carried out under 2N load using an alumina ball as the counterpart. The density of the composites was calculated according to Archimedes principle. Porosity tended to increase with increasing SiC reinforcement. Hardness and wear resistance of composites were improved by SiC particles and aging. Maximum hardness and minimum wear loss was obtained heat treated sample that contains 20 wt.% SiC reinforcement.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Ahmad, R., Bakar, M.A. (2011). Effect of a post-weld heat treatment on the mechanical and microstructure properties of AA6061 joints welded by the gas metal arc welding cold metal transfer method. Mater. Design 32 (10), 5120-5126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2011.06.007

Altinkok, N., Koker, R. (2004). Neural network approach to prediction of bending strength and hardening behaviour of particulate reinforced (Al-Si-Mg)-aluminium matrix composites. Mater. Design 25 (7), 595-602. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2004.02.014

Bedir, F. (2007). Characteristic properties of Al-Cu-SiCp and Al-Cu-B4Cp composites produced by hot pressing method under nitrogen atmosphere. Mater. Design 28 (4), 1238-1244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2006.01.003

Cui, Y., Jin, T., Cao, L., Liu, F. (2016). Aging behavior of high volume fraction SiCp/Al composites fabricated by pressureless infiltration. J. Alloys Compd. 681, 233-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.04.127

Elangovan, K., Balasubramanian, V. (2008). Influences of post-weld heat treatment on tensile properties of friction stir-welded AA6061 aluminum alloy joints. Mater. Charact. 59 (9), 1168-1177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2007.09.006

Gu, W.L. (2006). Bulk Al/SiC nanocomposite prepared by ball milling and hot pressing method. T. Nonferr. Metal. Soc. China 16 (Sup. 1), 398-401. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1003-6326(06)60219-7

Hassani, A., Bagherpour, E., Qods, F. (2014). Influence of pores on workability of porous Al/SiC composites fabricated through powder metallurgy + mechanical alloying. J. Alloys Compd. 591, 132-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2013.12.205

Jiang, Y., Xu, R., Tan, Z., Ji, G., Fan, G., Li, Z., Xiong, D., Guo, Q., Li, Z., Zhang, D. (2019). Interface-induced strain hardening of graphene nanosheet/aluminum composites. Carbon 146, 17-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2019.01.094

Karabacak, A.H., Canakci, A., Ozkaya, S., Calıgulu, U. (2017). Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al2024-B4C Nanocomposite Produced by Mechanical Alloying and Hot Pressing Method. Proceedings 8th International Advanced Technologies Symposium (IATS'17), Eds: Özdemir, N., Esen, H., Fırat University Elazı?-TURKIYE, p.1323.

Knowles, A.J., Jiang, X., Galano, M., Audebert, F. (2014). Microstructure and mechanical properties of 6061 Al alloy based composites with SiC nanoparticles. J. Alloys Compd. 615, 401-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.01.134

Laska, M., Kazior, J. (2012). Influence of various process parameters on the density of sintered aluminium alloys. Acta Polytechnica 52 (4), 93-95. https://core.ac.uk/download/ pdf/81646773.pdf.

Mazahery, A., Abdizadeh, H., Baharvandi, H.R. (2009). Development of high-performance A356/Nano-Al2O3 composites. Mater. Sci. Eng. A 518 (1-2), 61-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2009.04.014

Nassef, A., El-Hadek, M. (2015). Mechanics of hot pressed aluminum composites. Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Tech. 76 (9-12), 1905-1912. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-014-6420-4

Ogel, B., Gurbuz, R. (2001). Microstructural characterization and tensile properties of hot pressed Al-SiC composites prepared from pure Al and Cu powders. Mater. Sci Eng. A 301 (2), 213-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-5093(00)01656-7.

Ozturk, F., Sisman, A., Toros, S., Kilic, S., Picu, R.C. (2010). Influence of aging treatment on mechanical properties of 6061 aluminum alloy. Mater. Design 31 (2), 972-975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2009.08.017

Reis, D.A., Couto, A.A., Domingues Jr, N.I., Hirschmann, A.C., Zepka, S., Moura Neto, C. (2012). Effect of artificial aging on the mechanical properties of an aerospace aluminum alloy 2024. Defect. Diffus. Forum 326-328, 193-198. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/DDF.326-328.193

Salman, K.D. (2017). Comparison the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Composite Materials (Al /SiC and Al/ B4C) Produced by Powder Technology. Journal of Engineering 23 (10), 85-96. http://joe.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/main/article/view/173.

Soltani, S., Khosroshahi, RA., Mousavian, R.T., Jiang, Z.Y., Boostani, A.F., Brabazon, D. (2017). Stir casting process for manufacture of Al-SiC composites. Rare Metals 36 (7), 581-590. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-015-0565-7

Su?niak, M., Karwan-Baczewska, J., Dutkiewicz, J., Grande, M.A., Rosso, M. (2015). An experimental study of aluminum alloy matrix composite reinforced SiC made by hot pressing method. Arch. Metall. Mater. 60 (2), 1523-1527. https://doi.org/10.1515/amm-2015-0165

Tang, F., Anderson, I.E., Gnaupel-Herold, T., Prask, H. (2004). Pure Al matrix composites produced by vacuum hot pressing: tensile properties and strengthening mechanisms. Mater. Sci. Eng. A 383 (2), 362-373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2004.05.081

Ulvi Gezici, L., Gül, B., Çavdar, U. (2018). The mechanical and tribological characteristic of Aluminium-Titanium dioxide composites. Rev. Metal. 54 (2), e119. https://doi.org/10.3989/revmetalm.119

Wang, A.Q., Guo, H.D., Han, H.H., Xie, J.P. (2017). Effect of Solid Solution and Ageing Treatments on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of the SiCp/Al-Si-Cu-Mg Composite. Kem. Ind. (UDK) 66 (7-8), 345-351. https://doi.org/10.15255/KUI.2016.025

Wierszy??owski, I., Stankowiak, A., Wieczorek, S., Samolczyk, J. (2005). Kinetics of transformation during supersaturation and aging of the Al-4.7 mass% Cu alloy: Grain size, dilatometric, and differential thermal analysis studies. J. Phase Equilib. Diff. 26 (5), 555-560. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11669-005-0050-3

Wu, Y., Kim, G.-Y. (2015). Compaction behavior of Al6061 and SiC binary powder mixture in the mushy state. J. Mater. Process. Tech. 216, 484-491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2014.10.003

Published

2019-09-30

How to Cite

Durmuş, H., Gül C., Çömez, N., & Yurddaşkal, M. (2019). An investigation into the wear behavior of aged Alumix321/SiC composites fabricated by hot pressing. Revista De Metalurgia, 55(3), e148. https://doi.org/10.3989/revmetalm.148

Issue

Section

Articles