@article{materials2015311,
author={{El-Kady, El-Sayed and Khalil, Tamer and Tawfeek, Tarik},
title={Experimental Investigations towards Optimization of the Parameters for Wear Loss Quantities in A356/Al<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB> Nanocomposites},
journal={American Journal of Materials Engineering and Technology},
volume={3},
number={1},
pages={1--6},
year={2015},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/materials/3/1/1},
abstract={Metal matrix composites (MMCs) reinforced with nano-particles which called Nanocomposites (MMNCs), are ex-tensively studied in the recent years. Nanocomposites present high strength, wear resistance, hardness and exception- al microstructure stability. The nano-particles can improve the base material in terms of wear resistance, damping properties and mechanical strength. In this paper the tribological behavior of A356/Al<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB> nanocomposites were in- vestigated at room temperatures under dry sliding conditions. The results showed that the wear rate of the A356 alloy was significantly improved by the addition of the Al<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB> nano-particles. The wear rate of the nanocomposites was re- duced to about 25% (for nanocomposites containing 5 vol.-% of nano-particles) of the wear rate of the A356 mono- lithic alloy.},
doi={10.12691/materials-3-1-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}