Effect of Crystalographic Texture on Cavitation Wear Resistance of As-Cast CuZn10Alloy

Abstract

Analysis of a crystallographic texture (a preferred orientation) effect on cavitation wear resistance of the as-cast CuZn10 alloy, has been conducted in the present paper. The experiment was conducted on the CuZn10 alloy samples with //ND or //ND preferred orientations (where the ND denotes direction that is perpendicular to the exposed surface). The cavitation resistance examinations have been carried out on three different laboratory stands (namely, vibration, jet-impact and flow stands) that are characterized by a various intensity and a way of cavitation’s excitement. Obtained results point towards a higher cavitation resistance of the CuZn10 alloy with the // ND preferred orientation.

Keywords

• texture
• cavitation
• cavitation erosion
• electron backscatter diffraction (ebsd)
• cuzn10 alloy