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AL-1.5% Si-0.8% Mg alloy has been locally prepared and used to study the feasibility of using low temperature thermo-mechanical treatment (LTMT) for improving the wear resistance. Specimens for this study have been pre¬pared from the homogenized as-cast ingot. The specimens were subjected to solution treatment followed by plastic deformation for 8, 15 and 17 % reduction in thickness before aging at 150, 170 and 190 °C for 4 hours. The microstructure investigation showed an increase in the relative amount of Mg2Si with increasing the degree of deformation. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed a reduction in the lattice parameter of the matrix (Al-based solid solution) of the investigated alloy with increasing the percentage reduction in thickness. Hardness measurements showed that with increasing the percent¬age of cold work of Al-Si-Mg alloy with excess Si leads to a decrease in the maximum attainable hardness of artificially aged articles. For naturally aged articles, the contrary was true. Wear measurements of the investigated alloy under a load of 3.9 N for 500 m counter a cast iron disc revealed that the wear rate depends mainly on the hardness values of the articles. The investigation revealed that low temperature thermo-mechanical treatment of the studied alloy is not practically feasible for wear application. On the other hand, con¬ventional heat treatment is more feasible.
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