Tribology Of An Etched Near-Eutectic Aluminium-Silicon Alloy Sliding Against A Steel Counterface

Lightweight aluminium-silicon alloy is an attractive material for making engine cylinders in automobiles. It imparts good power to weight ratio to the engine. High silicon containing aluminium alloys are used in current engine block castings where the bore surface is etched or honed to partially exp...

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Main Author: Mahato, Anirban
Other Authors: Biswas, S K
Language:en_US
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://etd.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2005/1983
http://etd.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/abstracts/2568/G24698-Abs.pdf