Improving wear resistance of 304 stainless steel reinforced AA7075 aluminum matrix composite by micro-arc oxidation

Ridvan Gecu*, Yakup Yurekturk, Emre Tekoglu, Faiz Muhaffel, Ahmet Karaaslan

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Abstract

The present study aimed to enhance wear resistance of 304 stainless steel (SS) reinforced AA7075 aluminum matrix bimetal composite by micro-arc oxidation (MAO) process. Monolithic AA7075 alloy and 304 SS reinforced AA7075 matrix composites with and without MAO coating were subjected to ball-on-disc type tribometer with testing loads of 1, 5, 10 and 15 N. Continuous interfacial reaction layer consisted of θ-Fe 4 Al 13 and η-Fe 2 Al 5 phases was obtained at 304 SS/AA7075 interface. These phases contributed to improvement of the wear resistance of bimetal composite by reducing adhesive wear considerably. With the application of MAO treatment, wear-resistant Al 2 O 3 (alumina) layer was formed on the surface of composite. MAO coating provided better wear resistance as compared to the original state of the composite, especially at higher loads during wear tests.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15-24
Number of pages10
JournalSurface and Coatings Technology
Volume368
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jun 2019

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
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Funding

This research was supported by Yildiz Technical University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Department with the project number of FDK-2017-3241 .

FundersFunder number
Yildiz Teknik ÜniversitesiFDK-2017-3241

    Keywords

    • Alumina
    • Bimetal composite
    • Melt infiltration casting
    • Micro-arc oxidation
    • Wear

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