Author： Fang C. Huang C. Chuang T.
Publisher： Springer Publishing Company
ISSN： 1543-1940
Source： Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Vol.30, Iss.3, 1999-03, pp. : 643-651
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Abstract
Wear corrosion of alumina particulate-reinforced 6061 aluminum matrix composites in a 3.5 wt pct NaCl solution with a revised block-on-ring wear tester has been investigated. The studies involved the effects of applied load, rotational speed, and environments (dry air and 3.5 pct NaCl solution) on the wear rates of materials. Also various specimens with Al2O3 volume fractions of 0, 10, 15, and 20 pct were employed in this work. Electrochemical measurements and electron micrographic observations were conducted to clarify the micromechanisms of wear corrosion in such metal matrix composites. Experimental results indicated that the wear rate of monolithic 6061 Al in either dry wear or wear corrosion was reduced by adding alumina reinforcements. However, the effect of volume fraction on wear rate is only minor in dry wear, while it is significant in the case of wear corrosion. Wear-corrosion tests also showed that the corrosion potential shifted to the active side and the current density for an applied potential increased with the decrease of Al2O3 volume fraction in the materials and the increase in applied load and rotational speed. Although the incorporation of reinforcement in these aluminum matrix composites was deterimental to their corrosion resistance, the influence on wear corrosion was favorable.
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