Slurry Erosive Wear Behavior of AA 6063/Tic Particles in Situ Composites

Abstract

The In-situ composite of metal matrix AA6063-xTiC (x = 0 wt. %, 3wt. %, 6 wt. %, 9 wt. %) were mixed with particulates of Tic, were synthesized by the reaction of K 2 TiF 6 and graphite with aluminum melt at 1000°C. These composites were heat treated differently to form various sets like solution zed and solution zed-aged, where they were compared with as-cast composites for erosive wear performance by testing pot type slurry-erosive wear device, respectively. This study showed an increase in wear resistance for slurry erosion upon solution zed-aged heat treatment and with a rise of Tic particulates.

Investigation of the Wear Behavior of AA6063/Zirconium Oxide Nanocomposites Using Hybrid Machine Learning Algorithms

“…Te authors found the wear rate of the Al/BN nanocomposite to lessen as the sliding speed was increased (from 80 to 180 mm/s) [38]. Researchers [39] analyzed a varied wear behavior for the Al alloy under minimal load and variable sliding speed, in contrast to the literature above investigations. A higher wear rate was seen up to a sliding speed of 0.1 mm/s, after which it was observed to decrease.…”