Microstructure and Tribological Behaviour of Nano-Embedded AI-Alloys

Bhattacharya, Victoria and Chattopadhyay, Kamanio (2001) Microstructure and Tribological Behaviour of Nano-Embedded AI-Alloys. In: Scripta Materialia, 44 (8-9). pp. 1677-1682.

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Abstract

Soft dispersions in a hard matrix form one of the prime requirements for designing microstructure with good tribological properties. During the past two decades, there have been efforts to develop aluminium alloys for bearing applications. These alloys generally contain soft metals like Pb, Bi and In (1). These efforts have primarily focused on alloys having micron scaled dispersoids. In recent times, the synthesis of nanoscaled dispersoids by rapid solidification processing has attracted significant attention (2). The results in most cases suggest significant difference in behaviour. This paper reports the results of an investigation on the friction and wear behaviour of aluminium alloys containing nanodispersed Pb, Bi and In respectively. The results suggest significant improvement of frictional properties under mild wear conditions. We attempt to understand the wear mechanism, and probe into the influence of nanoscaled dispersion of Pb, In and Bi in a comparative manner.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Scripta Materialia
Publisher:	Elsevier
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier.
Keywords:	Nanosized;Friction;Wear;Tribofilm
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy)
Date Deposited:	13 Aug 2007
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:36
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/10525

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