... obtained from these tests could also be used to predict the wear of other components in similar abrasive particulate environments. Design/methodology/approach A modified block-on-flat wear test of anodized aluminum on hard coat anodized aluminum was used to study this. The experiments were performed...

...Saravanan C.; Subramanian K.; Anandakrishnan V.; Sathish S. Purpose Aluminium is the most preferred material in engineering structural components because of its excellent properties. Furthermore, the properties of aluminium may be enhanced through metal matrix composites and an in-depth...

... centre and analyses were carried out for structural changes, mechanical properties and wear properties. Further, the results are compared with other researcher’s data. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Mechanical properties of materials Wear Aluminium Alloys Metallurgy Materials...

...Daniel Pattemore; David F. Heenan; Krzysztof R. Januszkiewicz Purpose – The objective of this paper is to measure the differences in heat transfer properties of refined hydrocarbon distillate fractions that are commonly used as base oils in aluminium sheet cold rolling applications and assess...

... Vinoth can be contacted at: Emailvinothks@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Evaluation of wear characteristics of aluminium alloy composites involves extensive investigations based on number of test parameters (speed, load and distance) and the percentage reinforcement...

...Serkan Büyükdoğan; Süleyman Gündüz; Mustafa Türkmen Purpose – The paper aims to provide new observations about static strain ageing in aluminium (Al) alloys which are widely used in structural applications. Design/methodology/approach – The present work aims to provide theoretical...

... temperature and wear behaviour of cast Al-Si-Mg alloys ”, Materials Science & Engineering A , Vol. 382 , pp. 328 - 334 . Dwivedi, D.K. (2010), “ Adhesive wear behaviour of cast aluminium-silicon alloys: overview ”, Materials Design , Vol. 31 , pp. 2517 - 2531...

...Jianlin Sun; Huang Ying; Mingyu Lu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a comprehensive experimental study to achieve optimal surface roughness of aluminum rolled with freshly ground rollers of two high rolling mills. Design/methodology/approach Various rolling oils and processing...

...U. Soy; A. Demir; F. Findik Purpose The main goal of the present study is to investigate the friction and wear behaviors of aluminum matrix composites with an A360 matrix reinforced with SiC, B₄C and SiC/B₄C particles. Design/methodology/approach Un‐reinforced aluminum...

...Bill Wilson Provides a brief history of Glacier Vandervell Europe. Describes the range of new materials developed, which are manufactured alongside the more traditional materials. The range includes copper lead and lead bronze, aluminium‐based materials and polymer bearings. Details further...

... to describe bearing behaviour. Covers strengthening mechanisms for aluminium alloys, conformability tests, compatibility, metallurgical consequences. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Aluminium Bearings Engineering Metals Aluminium bin-metal bearing developments W.P. Brown, H. Galand, G.R. Kingsbury...