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Fabrication Technique and Characterization of Aluminum Alloy-Based Porous Composite Infiltrated with Babbitt Alloy

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Aluminum alloy-based porous composite skeleton infiltrated with babbitt alloy (infiltrated skeleton) is investigated in this paper. The obtained material is characterized with respect to its microstructure, compressive stress–strain curves and tribological parameters such as linear wear and volume loss. The composite skeleton is produced by replication method with salt (NaCl) particles as space holder and Al2O3 particles as reinforcing phase. This salt preform is infiltrated with Al alloy and afterward the salt particles are leached to obtain composite skeleton. Then, the skeleton is infiltrated with babbitt alloy by employing squeeze casting technique. The structural, mechanical and tribological properties of the obtained composite are compared with nominally nonporous babbitt. It is concluded that the infiltrated skeleton possesses superior properties in comparison with the babbitt in terms of compressive behavior and tribological properties.

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This work is supported by the European Regional Development Fund within the OP “Science and Education for Smart Growth 2014–2020,” Project CoE “National Center of Mechatronics and Clean Technologies,” No. BG05M2OP001-1.001-0008-C01.

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Stanev, L., Kolev, M., Drenchev, L. et al. Fabrication Technique and Characterization of Aluminum Alloy-Based Porous Composite Infiltrated with Babbitt Alloy. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 29, 3767–3773 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-020-04891-x

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