Study on mild and severe wear of 7075 aluminum alloys by high-speed wire electrical discharge machining

The recast and the carbon layers were fabricated on 7075Al alloys surface by the high-speed wire electrical discharge machining (HS-WEDM) technologyunder various working parameters. The mechanical properties and friction behaviors of the layers were investigated by UMT. 7075 Al alloys were used to do dry sliding wear tests on a pin-ondisk wear tester at room temperature under various contact pressures. 7075 Al alloys had almost the same wear regularity as a function of sliding velocity and rated frequency. The hardness of recast layer was improved. And this method can enhance durability of 7075 Al alloy effectively.The transition to severe wear occurred at a higher load (12N) for asmachined samples, compared with 7075 matrix (9N), the as-machined samples exhibited lower wear rates within the tested loading range.