Aluminum Composite Materials Providing Extended Service Life

Abstract

Hardness and tribotechnical characteristics were investigated under conditions of dry sliding friction on steel obtained by liquid-phase mixing of Aluminum-Matrix Composite (AMC) materials based on aluminum alloys AK12, D16, V124, AL9, AL25, reinforced with silicon carbide SiC particles with a size of 28 μm with a content of 5, 10 or 15% by volume. AMC performed better than matrix alloys and the commonly used antifriction aluminum alloy AOM 2-1. The dry friction coefficient was 1.5-3 times lower on average, and the volumetric wear rate was 5-9 times lower. An increase in the content of SiC particles in the composite from 5 to 20 vol.%. As a rule, leads to an improvement in the tribotechnical characteristics. The composites obtained have shown a sufficiently high operational suitability for work in friction units with steels both in dry friction and in friction with lubrication.