Saeed Karimi - Technical Services Department, Pars Petrochemical Company, Asaluyeh, Iran
Seyed Mohammad Arab - Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, P.O. Box ۱۷۹, Ardabil, Iran
Seyyed Reza Hosseini Zeidabadi - Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Sirus Javadpour - Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

In the current work, high density polyethylene (HDPE) composites were fabricated via Friction Stir Processing (FSP). A two-phase Fe-Fe۳O۴ powder was used as the reinforcing agent. The extremely low cost powder was obtained from shot-blasting of as-forged low carbon steel components. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to phase analysis and evaluation of the purity of the as-received powder. The size distribution of the powder was determined by Laser Particle Size Analysis (LPSA). Also, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was employed to investigate the particles morphology. The processing used a cylindrical tool to impose the severe plastic deformation and material stirring in order to improve the mechanical properties and particles distribution. The tribological and mechanical properties of the fabricated samples were examined. According to the results, both the friction coefficient and specific wear rate of FSPed samples reduced remarkably. The hardness and tensile strength of the FSPed composites were higher than the FSPed HDPE samples; however, their elongations were lower.

Friction stir processing, High density polyethylene, Composite, Tribological behavior, Mechanical properties