Wear characteristics of particle-reinforced aluminum matrix composites in lubricated reciprocating contacts

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 359-367

  Ye, Z ^a   Cheng, H S ^a   Chang, Nam S ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloys; Composites; Fatigue; Rolling; Wear and failure

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LUBRICATION; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLISHING; REINFORCEMENT; SILICON CARBIDE; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; WEAR RESISTANCE;

ALUMINUM ALLOY BASED MATRIX COMPOSITES; LUBRICATED RECIPROCATING CONTACT; SURFACE FATIGUE;

WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ALUMINUM; FATIGUE; WEAR;

EID: 0032128683     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402009808983759     Document Type: Article

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