Khaled A. A. BabayEsen, IsmailSagiroglu, SelamiAhlatci, HayrettinKeskin, Esma2025-01-022025-01-022024-11-25Babay, K. A. A., Esen, I., Sagiroglu, S., Ahlatci, H., & Keskin, E. (2024). Effect of 0.20% Beryllium (Be)-Added CuAl10Ni5Fe4 Alloy on Tribological Behavior and Microstructural Properties After Post-Casting Heat Treatment and Forging Process. Materials, 17(23), 5757. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma172357571996-1944https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17235757https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/14943This study explored how post-casting heat treatment and forging affected the tribological and microstructural characteristics of 0.20% beryllium (Be)-added CuAl₁₀Ni₅Fe₄ alloys. The heat-treated CuAl₁₀Ni₅Fe₄ microstructure exhibits a copper-rich α (alpha)-solid-solution phase, a martensitic β (beta)-phase, and diverse intermetallic κ (kappa)-phases, such as leaf-shaped κI, thin κIII, and black globs. Adding 0.20% beryllium to CuAl₁₀Ni₅Fe₄ alloys enhanced the dendritic arm thickness, needle-like shape, and κ-phase quantities. Significant κIV- and κII-phase precipitation was observed in the tempered β-phase. Beryllium improves the aluminum matrix’s microstructure. Forging greatly reduced the microstructural thickness of CuAl₁₀Ni₅Fe₄ and CuAl₁₀Ni₅Fe₄-0.20% Be alloys. The forging process also developed new κIV-phases. Wear resistance and hardness improved with beryllium. The CuAl₁₀Ni₅Fe₄-0.20% Be alloy had the highest hardness values (235.29 and 255.08 HB) after solution treatment (ST) and tempering (T) after casting and forging (F). The CuAl10Ni5Fe4-0.20% alloy with Be added had the best wear after solution treatment, tempering, and forging. The CuAl₁₀Ni₅Fe₄-0.20% Be alloy demonstrated a 0.00272 g weight loss, a 1.36 × 10−8 g/N*m wear rate, and a 0.059 friction coefficient at 10,000 m after forging (F).eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCuAl₁₀Ni₅Fe₄berylliumforging processheat treatmentmicrostructuretribological behaviorArticle10.3390/ma172357572-s2.0-852119399182339685193Q217WOS:001377196400001Q2