Abstract The roles of Bismuth (Bi) and Antimony (Sb) additions to hypereutectic Al-Si alloys
with significant variation in solidification cooling rates have yet to be unraveled. Both …

The present work aims to investigate the microstructure evolution along the length of a
directionally solidified Al–8wt.% Ni hypereutectic alloy with a view to tailoring the range of …

Aluminum alloys with soft elements are quite promising in the automotive industry for
manufacturing machine elements subjected to relative motion. The combination of some …

Considering that Bi is able to decrease friction between contacting surfaces, wear damage is
expected to decrease as well. Bi-containing Al alloys have emerged as a choice for creating …

The development of multicomponent Al-Bi alloys is an alternative approach to control either
separation or morphology of the phases forming their microstructures. Furthermore, addition …

Bismuth (Bi) alloying in Aluminum (Al) alloys is considered of importance in special
applications requiring improvements in the alloy machining. Despite that, the influence of Bi …

This study focused on improving the wear properties of a monotectic Al-10% Bi alloy. The
properties of the alloy were improved through two different processes. The effect of artificial …

As-cast samples of the Al–3wt.% Ni–1wt.% Bi alloy resulting from the horizontal directional
solidification process were subjected to the micro-abrasive wear test. The effects of the …

To investigate dry wear behavior in an aluminum-based automotive alloy, transient
horizontal solidification experiments using a water-cooled directional solidification device …

Al-based monotectic alloys show an interesting combination of wear resistance and
mechanical strength. While self-lubricating bismuth (Bi) guarantees an adequate wear …