Experimental Investigation of Dry and Wet Sliding Wear Properties of Different Metal Matrix Composite

In the recent years, Aluminium Metal matrix composite (MMC) are preferred over other Conventional materials in the field of Automotive, Aerospace and other application because of their improved properties like Compression Strength, hardness, Wear resistance etc. The components which are subjected to relative motion, their performance are highly affected by tribological properties of the material. Hence, this investigation makes an attempt to analyze the dry and wet sliding wear behavior of stir cast composite containing Al (LM6), Aluminium oxide and SiC for the varying load, Temperature, and sliding distances. Further, to determine the effect of each input parameter on the wear rate, ANOVA analysis using Minitab - 17 is carried out. Microstructural studies were carried out to analyze patterns of wear mechanisms on the worn surfaces using an optical microscope and scanning electron microscope.