Analysis of dry sliding wear behaviour of Al6061/SiC/Al2O3 hybrid metal matrix composites

Abstract This paper presents the wear behaviour of Al6061-T6 discontinuously reinforced with silicon carbide (SiC) and aluminium oxide (Al2O3) composite. The test specimens are prepared and tested as per ASTM standard. The experiments are conducted by using a pin on disc wear tester. Empirical relation is established to estimate the wear using statistical regression analysis and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results indicated that the wear resistance of the 15% hybrid composite is better than that of the 5% composite. The fracture surface of composites shows the ductile tear ridges and cracked SiC and Al2O3 particles indicating both ductile and brittle fracture mechanism.

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