Slurry Erosive Wear Behavior of AA 6063/Tic Particles in Situ Composites

The In-situ composite of metal matrix AA6063-xTiC (x = 0 wt. %, 3wt. %, 6 wt. %, 9 wt. %) were mixed with particulates of Tic, were synthesized by the reaction of K2TiF6 and graphite with aluminum melt at 1000°C. These composites were heat treated differently to form various sets like solution zed and solution zed-aged, where they were compared with as-cast composites for erosive wear performance by testing pot type slurry-erosive wear device, respectively. This study showed an increase in wear resistance for slurry erosion upon solution zed-aged heat treatment and with a rise of Tic particulates.