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Wear and friction behavior of metal impregnated microporous carbon composites

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Metal-matrix composites have been prepared by pressure-infiltration casting of copper-base alloy melts into microporous carbon preforms. The carbon preforms contained varying proportions of amorphous carbon and graphite. Load dependence of the wear and friction behavior of the composite pins has been examined under ambient conditions against cast-iron plates, using a pin-on-plate reciprocating wear tester. The wear resistance of the composite is significantly improved, as compared with the base alloy. Contrary to the normally expected behavior, the addition of graphite to the amorphous carbon does not reduce the friction coefficient, especially at high loads. The wear and friction behavior of the composites is very sensitive to the size and distribution of the microstructural constituents.

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  1. Gultekin Goller (UNIDO Fellow) & D. P. Koty (Graduate Student)

    Present address: the Chemical Engineering Department, Cleveland State University, 44115, Cleveland, OH

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  1. the Chemical Engineering Department, Cleveland State University, 44115, Cleveland, OH

    S. N. Tewari (Professor)

  2. the Department of Materials Science, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Gultekin Goller (UNIDO Fellow)

  3. Applied Materials, 3100 S. Vista Ave., Suite 140, 83705, Boise, ID

    D. P. Koty (Graduate Student)

  4. NYMA Inc., NASA-Lewis Research Center Group, 44135, Cleveland, OH

    M. Singh (Senior Research Engineer)

  5. the Department of Materials Science, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

    A Tekin (Professor)

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Goller, G., Koty, D.P., Tewari, S.N. et al. Wear and friction behavior of metal impregnated microporous carbon composites. Metall Mater Trans A 27, 3727–3738 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02595464

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