TY - JOUR
T1 - Wear Behavior of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube/AZ31 Composite Obtained by Friction Stir Processing
AU - Jamshidijam, Mahdiyeh
AU - Akbari-Fakhrabadi, Ali
AU - Masoudpanah, Seyyed Morteza
AU - Hasani, Gholam Heydar
AU - Mangalaraja, Ramalinga V.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank the Sirjan Branch of Islamic Azad University of Iran for providing financial support of the research project entitled “Wear Behavior of Magnesium Composite Reinforced with MWCNT Processed by Friction Stir Processing.”
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - Multiwalled carbon nanotubes were homogenously dispersed into a magnesium alloy (AZ31) using friction stir processing. The microstructural features, mechanical behaviors including microhardness, and wear properties were investigated. The results showed a significant improvement in wear resistance in the friction stir-processed AZ31 alloy containing multiwalled carbon nanotubes compared to that of the as-received alloy. This was attributed to its higher microhardness and lower coefficient of friction due to the presence of finer matrix grains and uniform dispersion of multiwalled carbon nanotubes.
AB - Multiwalled carbon nanotubes were homogenously dispersed into a magnesium alloy (AZ31) using friction stir processing. The microstructural features, mechanical behaviors including microhardness, and wear properties were investigated. The results showed a significant improvement in wear resistance in the friction stir-processed AZ31 alloy containing multiwalled carbon nanotubes compared to that of the as-received alloy. This was attributed to its higher microhardness and lower coefficient of friction due to the presence of finer matrix grains and uniform dispersion of multiwalled carbon nanotubes.
KW - Composite
KW - Friction Stir Processing
KW - MWCNT-Magnesium Alloy
KW - Microhardness
KW - Wear
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U2 - 10.1080/10402004.2013.804969
DO - 10.1080/10402004.2013.804969
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84881636087
SN - 1040-2004
VL - 56
SP - 827
EP - 832
JO - Tribology Transactions
JF - Tribology Transactions
IS - 5
ER -