Title: Wear and friction behaviour of aluminium metal composite reinforced with graphite particles

Authors: Vipin Kumar Sharma; Ramesh Chandra Singh; Rajiv Chaudhary

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Bawana Road, Delhi-110042, India; Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, Rohini Sector-22, Delhi-110086, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Bawana Road, Delhi-110042, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Bawana Road, Delhi-110042, India

Abstract: Present paper discusses the effect of graphite powder on the wear and friction properties of aluminium melt. The aluminium graphite composite was fabricated using the stir casting technique. Three different amounts of graphite particle with 2 wt. %, 4 wt. % and 6 wt. % are used for the fabrication of the composite. Pin on disc experiments were performed as per ASTM-G99 between aluminium graphite (Al-Gr) composite and mild steel tribopair. Scanning electron microscope images for the worn Al-Gr composite were obtained to study the wear of the composite. It is observed that graphite particles help in reducing the wear and friction coefficient of the aluminium.

Keywords: composite; graphite; wear; friction; pin on disc; mild steel; stir casting.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSURFSE.2018.096753

International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, 2018 Vol.12 No.5/6, pp.419 - 432

Received: 05 Jan 2018
Accepted: 17 May 2018

Published online: 10 Dec 2018 *

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