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Abrasion of body structure for gondola car body or dump body by bulk materials increases maintenance costsMaintenance cost and wear. This study evaluates aluminumAluminum alloys as a lightweightLightweight alternative to steel, testing their tribological performance against bauxitesBauxite and aluminas. The wear resistance of 5052-F, 6061-T6, and 6082-T6 aluminum alloysAluminum alloy were benchmarked against HSLA 340 steel. Abrasiveness of the cargo was quantified using the Bond Abrasion Index (AI), which strongly correlated with measured wear on the metallic specimens. Results indicate that heat-treated 6082-T6 and 6061-T6 alloys exhibit significantly higher abrasion resistance than the non-heat-treated 5052-F alloy. While the steel reference showed the least material loss, these findings provide critical data supporting the selection of heat-treated 6xxxAl-Mg-Si alloys (6xxx) series aluminumAluminum alloys for constructing durable, lightweight body structures, ensuring enhanced performance in demanding for bauxite or aluminum based abrasive environments.

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Tribological Performance of Aluminum Alloys for Lightweight Body Structure: A Comparative Study of Abrasive Wear by Bauxite and Alumina

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年

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  • André Luís Pereira,
  • Maíra Dombroski Neme,
  • Arthur Antonio Bertolucci,
  • Bruno Bastos de Assis,
  • Peter Miura Nakachima,
  • Lucas Salomão Peres

摘要

Abrasion of body structure for gondola car body or dump body by bulk materials increases maintenance costsMaintenance cost and wear. This study evaluates aluminumAluminum alloys as a lightweightLightweight alternative to steel, testing their tribological performance against bauxitesBauxite and aluminas. The wear resistance of 5052-F, 6061-T6, and 6082-T6 aluminum alloysAluminum alloy were benchmarked against HSLA 340 steel. Abrasiveness of the cargo was quantified using the Bond Abrasion Index (AI), which strongly correlated with measured wear on the metallic specimens. Results indicate that heat-treated 6082-T6 and 6061-T6 alloys exhibit significantly higher abrasion resistance than the non-heat-treated 5052-F alloy. While the steel reference showed the least material loss, these findings provide critical data supporting the selection of heat-treated 6xxxAl-Mg-Si alloys (6xxx) series aluminumAluminum alloys for constructing durable, lightweight body structures, ensuring enhanced performance in demanding for bauxite or aluminum based abrasive environments.