effect of nitriding on wear behavior of graphite reinforced aluminum alloy composites氮化对石墨增强铝合金复合材料的磨损行为.pdfVIP

Journal of Surface Engineered Materials and Advanced Technology, 2011, 1, 73-79 73 doi:10.4236/jsemat .2011.12011 Published Online July 20 11 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/jsemat ) Effect of Nitriding on Wear Behavior of Graphite Reinforced Aluminum Alloy Composites Bhujang Mutt Girish, Bhujang Mutt Satish, Hanyalu Ramegowda Vitala Research and Development Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Email: bmgiri1@ Received April 22nd, 2011; revised May 20th, 2011; accepted May 29th, 20 11. ABSTRACT The paper evaluates the effect of nitriding on the wear behavior of graphite reinforced aluminum 6061 alloy comp o- sites. The composites were prepared using the liquid metallurgy technique. The content of graphite in the composites was varied from 3 to 7% (by weight) in steps of 2%. The nitriding process was carried out at 500 ˚Cfor 24 hours. Three categories of specimens, namely, the nitrided composites, non-nitrided composites, as well as the alloy specimens were tested for their wear behavior. Pin-on disc equipment was used for wear testing. X-Ray Diffraction technique (XRD) was used to confirm the implantation of nitrogen in the composites. It was observed that the nitrided composites have better wear resistance than the non-nitrided composites. Keywords : Composites, Nitriding , Surface Engineering, Wear 1. Introduction to increase the applicability of Al alloys as sliding parts [3]. Aluminum (Al) and its alloys posses numerous advan- MMCs (Metal Matrix Composites) have received in- tages such as low specific weight, high strength-to- creasing attention in the recent