TY - JOUR
TI - Experimental optimization of tribological properties of aluminum bronze alloys made by the forging method
AU - Cesur Idris
AU - Coban Aslan
AU - Bacak Sefa
AU - Ozsert Ibrahim
AU - Secgin Omer
AU - Kapti Akin Oguz
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2023
VL - 27
IS - 4
SP - 3101
EP - 3112
PT - Article
AB - Aluminum bronze alloys produced by various methods are preferred materials in  many fields of the industry due to their high wear resistance and good  sliding properties. This study investigated the tribological properties of  aluminum bronze alloys produced by forging from Cu, Al, Fe, and Mg elements.  Dry sliding wear tests were carried out on a pin-on-disc wear device. Three  tribological properties, wear, friction coefficient, and temperature of  aluminum bronze alloys were investigated. Experimental studies were carried  out for different loads, sliding speeds, and sliding ways. The factorial  experiment design method was applied in the MINITprogram. A SEM  visualized the samples microstructures to examine the material wear  characteristics. As a result of the study, it was deter-mined that the  applied load, sliding speed, and sliding way were effective parameters on  the amount of wear and friction coefficient. The maximum amount of wear was  0.352 mg at 100 N load, 3 m/s sliding speed, and 3000 m sliding way  conditions. The maximum temperature between materials under these conditions  is 299 oC. The minimum amount of wear was obtained when 25 N load, 1 m/s  sliding speed, and 1000 m sliding way were applied.