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Tribological behavior of SNC-MAO composite coatings formed on the surface of aluminum alloys

  • Lei Wen*
  • , Ya Ming Wang
  • , Ying Jin
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Science and Technology Beijing

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Abstract

A duplex process was designed to modify the surface of LY12CZ aluminum alloy by using surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) prior to microarc oxidation (MAO). A surface nanocrystalline (SNC) layer was formed on the alloy surface by SMAT, a ceramic outer layer grew on the SNC layer by MAO, and finally an SNC-MAO composite coating was fabricated. The tribological behaviors of the MAO coating and SNC-MAO composite coating were comparatively evaluated. Experimental results showed that the SNC-MAO composite coating had a better wear resistance than the MAO coating in the same test condition due to a higher hardness of the ceramic coating. The wear mechanism of the MAO coating and SNC-MAO composite coating involved materials transfer from the steel ball to the coating and oxidation wear.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1350-1357
Number of pages8
JournalGongcheng Kexue Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Engineering
Volume37
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2015

Keywords

  • Aluminum alloys
  • Composite coatings
  • Microarc oxidation
  • Nanocrystallization
  • Surface mechanical attrition treatment
  • Tribology

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