High Wear-Resistant Aluminum Matrix Composite Layer Fabricated by MIG Welding with Lateral B{sub 4}C Powder Injection
- Jilin University, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering (China)
- Hubei University of Automotive Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering (China)
In this work, a low-cost technique combining MIG welding and lateral powder injection was developed to fabricate B{sub 4}C particles-reinforced aluminum matrix composite (AMC) layer on a T6 heat-treated 7075 aluminum alloy (AA7075-T6) substrate. The AMC layer was 6-7 mm thick and well bonded to the substrate. The B{sub 4}C particles were dispersed throughout the AMC layer with an average content of approximately 7 vol.%. No significant reaction products existed either at the particle–matrix interface or in the Al-matrix. In pin-on-disk dry sliding wear tests against Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} grinding wheels, the AMC layer exhibited excellent wear resistance with volume wear rate approximately 1/10-3/10 that of the quenched AISI 1045 steel and only approximately 2-7% that of the AA7075-T6 alloy under the same wear conditions. A small addition of ceramic particles can greatly improve wear resistance, suggesting that this technique has good prospects for a wide variety of applications.
- OSTI ID:
- 22863197
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 27, Issue 11; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2018 ASM International; http://www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1059-9495
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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