Wear Behavior of a Heat-Treatable Al-3.5Cu-1.5Mg-1Si Alloy Manufactured by Selective Laser Melting

In this study, the wear behavior of a heat-treatable Al-7Si-0.5Mg-0.5Cu alloy fabricated by selective laser melting was investigated systematically. Compared with the commercial homogenized AA2024 alloy, the fine secondary phase of the SLM Al-Cu-Mg-Si alloy leads to a low specific wear rate (1.8 ± 0...

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Autores principales: Pei Wang, Yang Lei, Jun-Fang Qi, Si-Jie Yu, Rossitza Setchi, Ming-Wei Wu, Jürgen Eckert, Hai-Chao Li, Sergio Scudino
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Publicado: MDPI AG 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/dd775257709f462dbc545d0503f21c02
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Sumario:In this study, the wear behavior of a heat-treatable Al-7Si-0.5Mg-0.5Cu alloy fabricated by selective laser melting was investigated systematically. Compared with the commercial homogenized AA2024 alloy, the fine secondary phase of the SLM Al-Cu-Mg-Si alloy leads to a low specific wear rate (1.8 ± 0.11 × 10<sup>−4</sup> mm<sup>3</sup>(Nm)<sup>−1</sup>) and a low average coefficient of friction (0.40 ± 0.01). After the T6 heat treatment, the SLM Al-Cu-Mg-Si alloy exhibits a lower specific wear rate (1.48 ± 0.02 × 10<sup>−4</sup> mm<sup>3</sup>(Nm)<sup>−1</sup>), but a similar average coefficient of friction (0.34 ± 0.01) as the heat-treated AA2024 alloy. Altogether, the SLM Al-3.5Cu-1.5Mg-1Si alloy is suitable for the achievement of not only superior mechanical performance, but also improved tribological properties.