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Volume 46, No 3, 2024, Pages 432-446


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Electro-Mechanical Behavior of Copper-Based Electrical Motor Brushes

Authors:

Hüseyin Ipek , Hamdullah Çuvalci , Tekin Özdemir

DOI: 10.24874/ti.1543.09.23.02

Received: 11 September 2023
Revised: 21 October 2023
Accepted: 15 February 2024
Published: 15 September 2024

Abstract:

This study was mainly performed in order to examine the properties of electric motor brushes (EMB). EMBs are electrically conductive and work under wear conditions due to direct contact with the moving part (rotor) of electric motors. In accordance with the scope of the study, EMB characteristics were investigated in two different groups and reproduced with a new technique at the end of this phase. New EMBs were produced via varying proportions of copper matrix, graphene, and silicon carbide reinforcements. The composite-alloy powder elements were carefully squeezed by a cold and single-axis hydraulic press under a pressure of 500 MPa (±5 MPa) following 8 hours of mechanical alloying (MA). The molded composite product (sample) was sintered at 900° C for 1 hour in a reducing gas atmosphere. 100 kPa spring pressure was tested on each sample thrice with 8, 16, 24, and 32 m/s rotational speeds and densities of 4, 8, 12, and 16 A/cm2. Following this process, the electrical conductivity, porosity, hardness, wear loss, surface roughness, and temperature changes were investigated for each sample. It was determined that the electrical conductivity decreased with increasing reinforcement ratio and, in terms of electrical conductivity, affected the brushes’ properties negatively.

Keywords:

Electric motor brushes, Copper-based brushes, SiC, Graphene, Reinforced composite



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