Tribological properties of powder metallurgy - Processed aluminium self lubricating hybrid composites with SiC additions

Materials and Design

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 561-570

  Ravindran, P ^a   Manisekar, K ^b   Rathika, P ^c   Narayanasamy, P ^d  

^a St Mother Theresa Engineering College   (India)

^b NATIONAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^c V V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^d Renganayagi Varatharaj College of Engineering   (India)

Author keywords

Metal matrix composite; Sliding wear; Solid lubricants; Wear testing

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM COMPOSITES; APPLIED LOADS; DRY SLIDING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HIGH STRENGTH; HYBRID COMPOSITE MATERIALS; HYBRID COMPOSITES; HYBRIDISATION; LOW FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; SELF-LUBRICATING; SLIDING DISTANCES; SLIDING SPEED; SLIDING WEAR; TRIBOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; UNREINFORCED ALLOYS; WEAR DEBRIS ANALYSIS; WEAR LOSS; WEAR MECHANISMS; WEAR TRACKS; WEAR-RESISTANT COMPONENTS; WEAR-TESTING; WORN SURFACE;

ALUMINUM; AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; GRAPHITE; HYBRID MATERIALS; METAL TESTING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; POWDER METALLURGY; REINFORCEMENT; SILICON CARBIDE; SOLID LUBRICANTS; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WEAR RESISTANCE;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84867963739     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.09.015     Document Type: Article

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