| Summary: | In this paper is presented the tribological behavior of A356-based aluminum
composites using Taguchi design. Testing of tribological characteristics of
aluminum composites was done on a tribometer with block on disc contact
geometry. Composite materials were obtained by compocasting. The
orthogonal matrix L18 is used to form the experimental design using the
Taguchi method. The tribological characteristics of the aluminum composite
reinforced with SiC (A356/10 wt.% SiC) were compared to the base material
A356 for three sliding speeds (0.25 m/s; 0.5 m/s and 1.0 m/s), three values
of normal load (10 N, 20 N and 30 N) and sliding distance of
150 m under lubrication conditions. ANOVA analysis showed that the least
wear has a composite material at a load of 10 N and at sliding speed of
0.25 m/s.
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