Abstract
The fabrication Process of $Al_2O_{3p}$/AC8A composites by pressureless infiltration technique and the effects of additive Mg content and volume fraction of particulate reinforcement on mechanical and wear properties were investigated. It was found that the bending strength decreased with increasing volume fraction of $Al_2O_{3p}$ particles. Whereas hardness increased with volume fraction of $Al_2O_{3p}$ particles. The decrement of strength in case of high volume fraction of $Al_2O_{3p}$ particles was attributed to high porosity level. In terms of additive Mg content, $Al_2O_{3p}$/AC8A composites containing around 5~7wt% of additive Mg indicated the highest strength, and hardness values increased with additive Mg contents. Wear resistance of AC8A alloy were improved by reinforcement of $Al_2O_{3p}$ particles especially at high sliding velocity. Wear property of $Al_2O_{3p}$/AC8A composites and AC8A alloy exhibited different aspects. $Al_2O_{3p}$/AC8A composites indicated more wear loss than AC8A alloy at slow velocity region. However a transition point of wear loss was found at middle velocity region which shows the minimum wear loss and wear loss at high velocity region exhibited almost same value as at slow velocity region, whereas wear loss of AC8A alloy almost linearly increased with sliding velocity. It was found that $Al_2O_{3p}$/AC8A composites containing $Al_2O_{3p}$ volume fraction of 20% exhibited abrasive wear surface regardless of sliding velocity and $Al_2O_{3p}$/AC8A composites containing $Al_2O_{3p}$ volume fraction of 40% showed slightly adhesive wear surface at low sliding velocity, and it progressed to severe wear as increasing the sliding velocity.
무가압함침법에 의한 $Al_2O_{3p}$/AC8A 복합재료의 제조와, 제조법과 관련하여 부가적인 Mg의 첨가와 강화상의 부피분율이 $Al_2O_{3p}$/AC8A복합재료의 기계적 성질과 마모저항에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 강화상 입자와 기지재료의 일부를 분말로 조합한 혼합분말 속으로 기지금속을 자발적으로 침투시켜 부피분율이 20~40%인 $Al_2O_{3p}$/AC8A 복합재료를 제조할 수 있었다. 그러나 강화상의 부피분율이 40%인 복합재료의 경우 기공율의 상승으로 복합재료의 강도는 저하하였다. Mg의 첨가량이 5~7wt% 일 때 가장 높은 강도를 나타냈으며, 경도는 Mg 첨가량의 증가에 따라 점진적으로 상승하였다. $Al_2O_{3p}$/AC8A복합재료는 저속에서 기지재료에 비해 내마모성이 저하하였으나, 고속에서는 AC8A합금에 비해 약 5.5배의 우수한 내마모성을 나타냈다. 마모기구의 관찰에 의해 부피분율 20% $Al_2O_{3p}$/AC8A복합재료의 경우 연삭마모가 주된 마모기구임을 알 수 있었으며, 부피분율 40% $Al_2O_{3p}$/AC8A복합재료는 높은 기공율로 인한 마모 가중으로 저속에서도 경미한 응착마모가 관찰됐고 마찰 속도가 증가함에 따라 격심한 마모로 진행되었다.
