EFFECT OF SIZE REFINEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE LUBRICATING LEAD PHASES IN THE SPRAY FORMING HIGH-LEADED TIN BRONZE ON WEAR RATES

Recently, the wear properties of high-leaded tin bronze were greatly concerned. In this work, the effect of size refinement and distribution of the lubricating lead phases in the spray forming (SF) high-leaded tin bronze on wear rates was studied by using scanning electron microscopy and sliding adhesive wear tests. It was observed that compared to the conventional casting bronze, the SF bronze features finer and more dispersed lead phases that formed more lubricating films in microstructure, which leads to the less wear rates.