ANISOTROPIC WEAR OF PLANAR-RANDOM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES WITH ZINC ALLOY MATRIX

ARIKAN R., MURPHY S.

WEAR, vol.143, no.1, pp.149-157, 1991 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 143 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1991
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/0043-1648(91)90091-8
  • Journal Name: WEAR
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.149-157
  • Gazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The effect of varying amounts of sigma-alumina fibre on the wear behaviour of an aluminium-zinc alloy with 30% zinc and 2% copper has been investigated. Specimens were produced by infiltrating shaped "Saffil" fibre preforms with molten alloy to produce disc-shaped composite plates with volume fractions of fibre of 10%, 17% and 26%. Metallography showed that the fibres were oriented in a planar random arrangement in the composite plates.