Manufacturing of copper based composites reinforced with ceramics and hard intermetallics for applications of electric repair parts
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-16-2018
Department
Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Abstract
In the present work, a recycled copper based composites reinforced with ceramic as an alternative replacement for the application of electric motor repair parts with the use of novel processing techniques.
A practical solution was proposed as cost effective economic manufacturing of the composites for this type of applications. Copper based composite design (Cu-Al-Nb2Al) was based on the ceramic reinforcements such as titanium carbide (TiC) in different percentages and niobium aluminate intermetallics (Nb2Al). Because TiC and Nb2Al make a good combination of thermal and electrical conductivities, microstructural stability and strength retention at elevated temperatures, etc. These reinforcements increase considerably wear resistance of the composites for electrical contact applications. Otherwise, certain percentage of fresh scrap aluminium powder, the mixture of AA1050 (80 wt% + AA7075 (20 wt %) chips were used to create an exothermic combustion reaction in the process for helping diffusion bonding process of the ceramics to the copper matrix. At the first stage of the present work a preliminary study has been carried out for developing a cost effect and high wear resistant electrical brushes for aeronautical applications. Microstructural and wear analyses have been carried out to optimize the process conditions for a practical tool that will be used for final industrial applications. Three basic compositions were prepared depending on the percentage of TiC. The microstructure and damage analyses have been carried out by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).
Publication Title
Mechanics of Composite, Hybrid and Multifunctional Materials
Recommended Citation
Zambelis, G.,
Bayraktar, E.,
Katundi, D.,
&
Miskioglu, I.
(2018).
Manufacturing of copper based composites reinforced with ceramics and hard intermetallics for applications of electric repair parts.
Mechanics of Composite, Hybrid and Multifunctional Materials,
5, 137-145.
http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95510-0_16
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/303
Publisher's Statement
© The Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc. 2019. Publisher's version of record: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95510-0_16