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Research Article | Open Access

Tribological properties of Al-GNP composites at elevated temperature

Sunil POUDEL1, Rizwan BAJWA2, Yongde XIA1, Zakir KHAN2, Yi ZHANG2( ), Yanqiu ZHU1( )
College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK
Daido Metal Co., Ltd., European Technical Centre, Iliminster Somerset, TA19 9PH, UK
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Lighter and more powerful next generation vehicles and other rotary machinery demand bearings to operate in harsher conditions for higher efficiency, and the continuous development of advanced low-wear and friction materials is thus becoming even more important to meet these requirements. New aluminium composites reinforced with high performance lubricate phases such as graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) are very promising and have been vigorously investigated. By maintaining a low coefficient of friction (COF) and offering great strength against wear due to their self-lubricating capability, the solid lubricant like GNPs protect the bearing surface from wear damage and prevent change in metallurgical properties during temperature fluctuations. This paper first studies the high-temperature tribological performance of aluminium matrix composites reinforced with GNP, consolidated via powder metallurgy, then elucidates their tribological mechanism. We report that the best tribological performance is achieved by the composite containing 2.0 wt% GNP, with an extraordinarily low COF of 0.09 and a specific wear rate of 3.5×10-2 mm3∙N-1∙m-1, which represent 75% and 40% reduction respectively, against the plain aluminium consolidated under identical conditions. The in-track and out-of-track Raman analysis have confirmed the role of GNPs in creating a tribofilm on the counterpart surface which contributed to the excellent performance.

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tribologypowder metallurgynanocompositegraphene nanoplatelet (GNP)

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Friction
Volume 12 Issue 5,
May 2024
Pages 1028-1041
DOI: 10.1007/s40544-023-0839-2
Cite this article:
POUDEL S, BAJWA R, XIA Y, et al. Tribological properties of Al-GNP composites at elevated temperature. Friction, 2024, 12(5): 1028-1041. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-023-0839-2

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Received: 01 March 2023
Revised: 10 June 2023
Accepted: 16 October 2023
Published: 09 February 2024
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