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Self-lubricate and anisotropic wear behavior of AZ91D magnesium alloy reinforced with ternary Ti2AlC MAX phases

  • Wenbo Yu*
  • , Deqiang Chen
  • , Liang Tian
  • , Hongbin Zhao
  • , Xiaojun Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beijing Jiaotong University
  • Henan University of Science and Technology
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • General Research Institute for Non-ferrous Metals China
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

The dry sliding wear behavior of Ti2AlC reinforced AZ91 magnesium composites was investigated at sliding velocity of 0.5 m/s under loads of 10, 20, 40 and 80 N using pin-on-disk configuration against a Cr15 steel disc. Wear rates and friction coefficients were registered during wear tests. Worn tracks and wear debris were examined by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry and transmission electron microscopy in order to obtain the wear mechanisms of the studied materials. The main mechanisms were characterized as the magnesium matrix oxidation and self-lubrication of Ti2AlC MAX phase. In all conditions, the composites exhibit superior wear resistance and self-lubricated ability than the AZ91 Mg alloy. In addition, the anisotropic mechanisms in tribological properties of textured Ti2AlC-Mg composites were confirmed and discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)275-284
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Materials Science and Technology
Volume35
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dry sliding wear
  • Magnesium alloy
  • Self-lubricate ability
  • TiAlC

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