Study of Friction and Wear Properties of C-Cu Composites Reinforced with Carbon Fiber Cloth

Abstract

C-Cu composites reinforced with carbon fiber cloth were prepared by hot pressing sintering technology. Wear test was conducted with copper ring under dry friction condition. The effects of load and sliding speed on friction and wear properties of the composites were studied respectively and meanwhile the wear mechanism was analyzed by combination with the morphologies of worn surfaces. The results show that carbon fiber cloth improves the wear resistance of composites and fiber grindings possess the ability of alleviating adhesive wear. These make abrasion loss small in the range of normal load and sliding velocity. With increasing of the load and sliding speed, friction coefficient and abrasion loss also increase. The main wear mechanism is transformed from slight adhesive wear into delamination wear and is accompanied by abrasive wear and slight oxidative wear at the same time.