Investigation of tribological and compressive behaviors of Al/SiO2 nanocomposites after T6 heat treatment

Analyzing experimental data from reciprocating wear testing on piston aluminum alloys, with and without clay nano-particle reinforcement

“…The testing distance was 500 m. The applied force was selected as 10, 20, and 30 N. The linear velocity was also 1 and 7 m/s, which was equal to 600 and 3600 rpm of the wear testing device. These values were based on the working conditions of the piston-ring component in the engine [6] , [7] , [8] , 10 , 11 , 13 , 14] .…”

“…Finally, Azadi et al. [10 , 11] suggested using SiO 2 nano-particles with the T6 heat treatment in order to increase the wear resistance of the piston aluminum alloy. From these works, it could be concluded that such reinforcements could enhance the wear strength of the piston aluminum alloy, which also occurred in this data, as in agreement with the literature [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , but with a different nano-particle (clay).…”