Effect of processing environment during friction stir processing of AZ31/(ZrO2+CuO)p surface composite on the mechanical and tribological performance

Liang Huang; Moslem Paidar; Azlan Mohd Zain; Mohamad Reda A. Refaai; Sherzod Abdullaev; Michaela Šlapáková

Journal of Materials Research and Technology (Jan 2024)

Effect of processing environment during friction stir processing of AZ31/(ZrO2+CuO)p surface composite on the mechanical and tribological performance

Liang Huang,
Moslem Paidar,
Azlan Mohd Zain,
Mohamad Reda A. Refaai,
Sherzod Abdullaev,
Michaela Šlapáková

Affiliations

Liang Huang: School of Materials Science and Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450045, China
Moslem Paidar: Department of Materials Engineering, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, 1459853849, Iran; Corresponding author.
Azlan Mohd Zain: Faculty of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Mohamad Reda A. Refaai: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia
Sherzod Abdullaev: Senior Researcher, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, New Uzbekistan University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Senior Researcher, Engineering School, Central Asian University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Senior Researcher, Scientific and Innovation Department, Tashkent State Pedagogical University Named After Nizami, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Michaela Šlapáková: Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 5, 121 16, Prague, Czech Republic

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28
pp. 1891 – 1899

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In this work, the AZ31 Mg alloy was subjected to friction stir processing (FSP) by adding CuO and ZrO2 particles. The main aim of this study was to increase the tribological and mechanical behavior of AZ 31/(CuO + ZrO2)p surface composite in air and water. The influence of the processing media on the microstructural modification and mechanical properties of the developed composites is assessed via optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), shear punch testing (SPT) and Vickers hardness testing. It had been found that finer grains are produced in the stir zone due to the reduction in heat input for the water-cooled composite relative to the air-cooled composite. Indeed, the water-cooling system acted as a hamper and suppressed grain growth, which consequently resulted in the enhancement of the mechanical and tribological behavior of the AZ 31/(CuO + ZrO2)p surface composite.

Published in Journal of Materials Research and Technology

ISSN: 2238-7854 (Print); 2214-0697 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Mining engineering. Metallurgy
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-materials-research-and-technology/

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