Tribological Analysis of Mg₂Si Particulates Reinforced Powder Metallurgy Magnesium Alloy Composites under Oil Lubrication Condition

Figure 8

Sliding surfaces of pin specimens (upper) and AZ31B disks (lower) when employing Mg-Y-Zn alloy composite reinforced with 5 wt%  Mg₂Si particles via RPW process with (a) 200, (b) 400 and (c) 600 cycles.

(a) Mg₂Si; 5% (N = 200)

(b) Mg₂Si; 5% (N = 400)

(c) Mg₂Si; 5% (N = 600)