INVESTIGATION OF THE ABRASION RESISTANCE OF ALUMINUM COPPER MAGNESIUM ALLOY | ||||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Tribology | ||||
| Article 3, Volume 19, Issue 4, October 2022, Page 19-27 PDF (859.33 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jest.2022.266532 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| K. Hamdy1; A. V. Pozdniakov2; W. Y. Aly1; S. M. Amer | ||||
| 1Department of Production Engineering and Mechanical Design, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia 61111, Egypt. | ||||
| 2luminum copper magnesium (Al-Cu-Mg) alloys have been widely used in aerospace industries and defense products because of their unique properties that satisfy the requirements of that industries. Tribological properties play significant role in understanding the lifetime of the materials and prediction of materials failure. In this study, unique Al-Cu-Mg alloys was prepared by heat treatment process. Earth elements yttrium (Y) and erbium (Er) as well as zirconium (Zr) were added into the alloys for enhancing their mechanical properties. It was found that the effect of Zr on the wear of Al-Cu-Mg-Y alloys was insignificant. While, the effect of Zr was clearly observed in alloys that contain Er, where the value of scratch width drastically decreased in presence of 0.3 wt. % Zr at relatively higher loads. Based on the experimental observations, it can be concluded that the presence of Er in alloy C.4 and Y in C.2 are responsible for the enhanced wear resistance. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Aluminum copper magnesium (Al-Cu-Mg) alloys have been widely used in aerospace industries and defense products because of their unique properties that satisfy the requirements of that industries. Tribological properties play significant role in understanding the lifetime of the materials and prediction of materials failure. In this study, unique Al-Cu-Mg alloys was prepared by heat treatment process. Earth elements yttrium (Y) and erbium (Er) as well as zirconium (Zr) were added into the alloys for enhancing their mechanical properties. It was found that the effect of Zr on the wear of Al-Cu-Mg-Y alloys was insignificant. While, the effect of Zr was clearly observed in alloys that contain Er, where the value of scratch width drastically decreased in presence of 0.3 wt. % Zr at relatively higher loads. Based on the experimental observations, it can be concluded that the presence of Er in alloy C.4 and Y in C.2 are responsible for the enhanced wear resistance. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Aluminum based alloy; scratch width; zirconium; yttrium; erbium | ||||
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