Tribological performance of microwave-heat-treated copper-graphite composites

Tribology Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-139

  Rajkumar, K ^a   Aravindan, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Copper; Graphite; Self lubricating composites; Solid lubrication friction

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATED COSTS; COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; COPPER-GRAPHITE COMPOSITE; FRICTION AND WEAR PROPERTIES; GAINING MOMENTUM; GRAPHITE POWDER; HEAT TREATING; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LOW FRICTION; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; PIN ON DISK; POST-HEAT TREATMENT; QUALITY OF PRODUCT; RESEARCH STUDIES; SECONDARY OPERATIONS; SEM; SLIDING ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; SOLID LUBRICATION; SOLID LUBRICATION FRICTION; TRIBOLAYERS; TRIBOLOGICAL COMPOSITES; TRIBOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; WEAR FRAGMENTS; WEAR MECHANISMS; WEAR RATES;

COPPER; COPPER POWDER; COST REDUCTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FRICTION; GRAPHITE; HEAT TREATMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; POWDER METALLURGY; SELF LUBRICATING COMPOSITES; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

COPPER SMELTING;

EID: 77649237094     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-009-9499-2     Document Type: Article

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