Functional and Smart Materials

4   Promise of Self-lubricating Aluminum-Based Composite Material

Neeraj Kumar Bhoi, Harpreet Singh, and Saurabh Pratap

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing

CONTENTS

4.1     Introduction

4.2     Historical Background and Need for the Development of Al-SLMMCs

4.3     Wear Mechanism

4.3.1     Wear Measurement Techniques

4.3.2     Erosive Wear

4.3.3     Reciprocating Wear

4.3.4     Pin on Disc

4.3.5     High- and Low-Stress Wear Test

4.4     Fabrication Methods for Al-SLMMCs

4.5     Reinforcement for Self-lubricating Behavior

4.6     Correlation between Mechanical and Tribological Aspect of Al-SLMMCs

4.7     Conclusions

References

4.1   Introduction

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