Enhancing hardness and wear resistance of ZrSiO₄-SnO₂/Cu10Sn composite produced by warm compaction and sintering

• Main Authors: I. A. Wahyudie, R. Soenoko, W. Suprapto, Y. S. Irawan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Croatian Metallurgical Society 2020-01-01
• Series: Metalurgija
• Subjects: ZrSiO₄-SnO₂/Cu10Sn; double warm compaction; sintering; hardness; wear resistance
• Online Access: https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/327708

This research focuses on improving the hardness and wear resistance of ZrSiO₄- SnO₂/Cu10Sn composite. In this investigation, the SnO₂ tailing sand dominated by ZrSiO₄ and SnO₂ was used for the reinforcement. The Cu10Sn composites with 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 weight % SnO₂ tailing sand were produced using double action warm compaction followed by sintering. The results show that the highest hardness value and the lowest wear rate of the composites were achieved by adding 15 weight % of SnO₂ tailing sand. Moreover, the wear rate of Cu10Sn matrix composite exhibits a decrease significantly with an increase in the amount of SnO₂ tailing sand due to the presence of hard particles.