Effect of 0.20% Beryllium (Be)-Added CuAl10Ni5Fe4 Alloy on Tribological Behavior and Microstructural Properties After Post-Casting Heat Treatment and Forging Process
This study explored how post-casting heat treatment and forging affected the tribological and microstructural characteristics of 0.20% beryllium (Be)-added CuAl10Ni5Fe4 alloys. The heat-treated CuAl10Ni5Fe4 microstructure exhibits a copper-rich α (alpha)-solid-solution phase, a martensitic β (beta)-...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Materials 2024-11, Vol.17 (23), p.5757 |
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Zusammenfassung: | This study explored how post-casting heat treatment and forging affected the tribological and microstructural characteristics of 0.20% beryllium (Be)-added CuAl10Ni5Fe4 alloys. The heat-treated CuAl10Ni5Fe4 microstructure exhibits a copper-rich α (alpha)-solid-solution phase, a martensitic β (beta)-phase, and diverse intermetallic κ (kappa)-phases, such as leaf-shaped κI, thin κIII, and black globs. Adding 0.20% beryllium to CuAl10Ni5Fe4 alloys enhanced the dendritic arm thickness, needle-like shape, and κ-phase quantities. Significant κIV- and κII-phase precipitation was observed in the tempered β-phase. Beryllium improves the aluminum matrix’s microstructure. Forging greatly reduced the microstructural thickness of CuAl10Ni5Fe4 and CuAl10Ni5Fe4-0.20% Be alloys. The forging process also developed new κIV-phases. Wear resistance and hardness improved with beryllium. The CuAl10Ni5Fe4-0.20% Be alloy had the highest hardness values (235.29 and 255.08 HB) after solution treatment (ST) and tempering (T) after casting and forging (F). The CuAl10Ni5Fe4-0.20% alloy with Be added had the best wear after solution treatment, tempering, and forging. The CuAl10Ni5Fe4-0.20% Be alloy demonstrated a 0.00272 g weight loss, a 1.36 × 10−8 g/N*m wear rate, and a 0.059 friction coefficient at 10,000 m after forging (F). |
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ISSN: | 1996-1944 1996-1944 |
DOI: | 10.3390/ma17235757 |