Dry Sliding Wear Behaviour of aluminium Matrix Composite Materials

Abstract

Recently all engineering sectors aluminium metal matrix composite (AMMCs) are widely used because of their improved tensile strength, hardness, stiffness and tribological behaviour of the materials. In the present investigation,  to fabricate the composite materials by using stir casting method and find the dry sliding wear behaviour of aluminium  AA6061, zirconium Di- oxide (ZrO₂) and graphite (C) composite materials. They have using constant input parameters 1000m sliding distance and 2KN axial load are using find the wear rate of AMMCs. 5.3e-9 g/mm Maximum wear rate obtained by 2 Wt%  of ZrO₂ inclusion of matrix material and 4.63e-9 g/mm minimum wear rate obtained by 2 Wt%  ZrO₂ and 4 Wt% C of inclusion of matrix material.