Studies on mechanical property and wear behaviour of AA7075 hybrid composites prepared by a conventional casting method

Author(s):  
V Vignesh Kumar ◽  
K Raja ◽  
T Ramkumar ◽  
M Selvakumar ◽  
TS Senthil Kumar

The research article addresses the reciprocating wear behaviour of hybrid AA7075 reinforced with boron carbide and boron nitride through a stir-casting technique. The experiment involved varying wt.% of the secondary particle boron carbide (3, 6 and 9) while boron nitride (3) was kept as constant. The hybrid composites were characterised using scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy. The hardness and tensile behaviour of the hybrid composites were evaluated. Reciprocating wear behaviour of the hybrid composites were examined using a tribometer by varying the wear parameters such as load and sliding distance. The results revealed that AA7075/6boron carbide/3boron nitride had better hardness, tensile and wear properties. The surface morphology of the wear samples was analysed using SEM.

2019 ◽  
Vol 895 ◽  
pp. 187-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.R. Ranganatha ◽  
M. Shantharaja

In this research work an effort has been made to study the tensile behavior of boron carbide and copper coated short basalt fiber reinforced with Al2014 based hybrid composites are prepared by stir casting technique. To avoid the interfacial reactions between basalt fiber and matrix Al2014 alloy the fibers are coated with copper using copper sulphate solution by electroless deposition method.The coated fiber was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It has been clearly revealed the uniform deposition of copper on the surface of fiber and tensile behavior of Hybrid composites was increased with increase in the wt% of reinforcements. At 6% boron carbide and 8% copper coated basalt fiber shows maximum tensile property.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1101 ◽  
pp. 28-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.S. Shiva Shankar ◽  
S. Basavarajappa

An attempt has been made to develop and characterize the Al2219 reinforced with Boron carbide (B4C) and Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) hybridcomposites. The hybrid composites were prepared by using stir casting technique. Theexperimentalresult evaluates the density,micro hardness test & tensiletest.Themicrostructure shows existence of randomly dispersed reinforcement particles andfine reinforcement particles in prepared hybrid composites.X-Ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis were conducted this confirms the physical content of constituents present in prepared composites. SEM is used to examine fracture surface of tensile specimens for hybrid composites & this consists of ductile& brittle fracture of mixed mode.The test results revels that, themicro hardness and density is minimum for Al2219 and maximum for Al+3%B4C+5%MoS2. The tensile properties of the material vary according to the percentage of reinforcing material added.


2019 ◽  
Vol 969 ◽  
pp. 110-115
Author(s):  
B. Venkatesh ◽  
S. Nagakalyan

The Al2014 alloy is extensively used as a structural material in aerospace industry and also it is proving to fit as wear resistant materials especially in sliding wear applications. In the present paper, the wear analysis of hybrid Al-MMCs utilising Al2014 alloy as matrix and Silicon carbide (SiC) / Graphite (Gr) particulate reinforcements was studied by changing load, speed and percentage reinforcement. Al2014+10%SiC composites and Al2014/(5%SiC+5%Gr) were prepared using liquid state processing. The wear test is carried out by using pin on disc with sliding speeds range from 0.84-1.67m/s and loads from 25-75N and sliding distance of 1000m.The outcomes demonstrated that the connected load had positive effect on wear rate while sliding rate indicates reverse movement on wear rate. The incorporation of SiC and Gr is observed to be significant on account of self-lubricating impact of Gr and resistance to material plastic flow due to SiC reinforcement.


Author(s):  
Ranganatha S R ◽  
Shantharaja M ◽  
Manjunatha M V

Boron carbide (B4C) particulate and Copper coated Basalt fiber reinforced Al2014 composites were fabricated by stir casting technique. Boron carbide particles and short copper coated basalt fiber were varied from 2 wt. % to 8 wt. % in steps of 2 %. To improve the interfacial bonding between basalt fiber and matrix Al2014 alloy, the fibers are coated with copper by electroless deposition method. The Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) clearly shows the uniform coating of copper on the surface of fiber and also observed that, increased wt % of reinforcement in ascast composites results in momentous progress in fatigue strength. The addition of boron carbide shows better fatigue strength compared to the addition of copper coated basalt fiber in Al2014. The Heat treated hybrid composites for all weight % of reinforcement’s shows 1.2 to 2 % better fatigue life as compared to ascast composites. This may be due to the refinement of grains and development of strong intermolecular bonding between the particles of composites. The fracture analysis done by SEM, clearly revealed that the crack initiated from the region of voids or porosity in the matrix and not in the region of boron carbide and copper coated basalt fiber interface.


2020 ◽  
pp. 491-494
Author(s):  
Kiran K ◽  
SuriyaPrakash M ◽  
Ravi Kumar K ◽  
Vijay Kumar M

In this experimental study, Aluminium alloy (AA) 6082 was strengthened with Tungsten Carbide and graphite through stir casting technique. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) was employed to study the wear performance of the Al/WC/Gr composites. Wear tests were carried out using a pin-ondisc apparatus. The input parameters in this study are the load applied (4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 kg), speed of sliding (1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3 m/s) and distance slides (1000, 1500, 2000 and 2500 m). Response Surface Methodology (RSM) has been carried the use of MINITAB 14 software program to examine the rate of wear and frictional behaviour of the hybrid composites.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 446-454
Author(s):  
Dr. Fadhil Abbas Hashim ◽  
Dr. Niveen Jamal Abdulkader ◽  
Kateralnada Faris Hisham

In this research stir casting technique is used to produce (ZA-27)alloy hybrid composites reinforced by nano particles (BN and Si3N4) with various weight percentage.The wear test were used pin on disk for both (ZA-27) alloy and all composites.The results indicate that the value of hardness increased with increasing the additives of nano (BN and Si3N4) percentage for ZA-27 hybrid metal matrix composites. It was found that the nano particles play an important role in improving the wear properties of alloys. Since nano particles impede dislocations movement, causing enhancement in the mechanical properties.


2021 ◽  
pp. 002199832110055
Author(s):  
Zeeshan Ahmad ◽  
Sabah Khan

Alumnium alloy LM 25 based composites reinforced with boron carbide at different weight fractions of 4%, 8%, and 12% were fabricated by stir casting technique. The microstructures and morphology of the fabricated composites were studied by scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. Elemental mapping of all fabricated composites were done to demonstrate the elements present in the matrix and fabricated composites. The results of microstructural analyses reveal homogenous dispersion of reinforcement particles in the matrix with some little amount of clustering found in composites reinforced with 12% wt. of boron carbide. The mechanical characterization is done for both alloy LM 25 and all fabricated composites based on hardness and tensile strength. The hardness increased from 13.6% to 21.31% and tensile strength 6.4% to 22.8% as reinforcement percentage of boron carbide particles increased from 0% to 12% wt. A fractured surface mapping was also done for all composites.


Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 989
Author(s):  
Donghyun Lee ◽  
Junghwan Kim ◽  
Sang-Kwan Lee ◽  
Yangdo Kim ◽  
Sang-Bok Lee ◽  
...  

In this study, to evaluate the effect of boron carbide (B4C) addition on the wear performance of aluminum (Al), Al6061 and 5, 10, and 20 vol.% B4C/Al6061 composites were manufactured using the stir casting and hot rolling processes. B4C particles were randomly dispersed during the stir casting process; then, B4C particles were arranged in the rolling direction using a hot rolling process to further improve the B4C dispersion and wear resistance of the composites. Furthermore, a continuous interfacial layer between B4C and the Al6061 matrix was generated by diffusion of titanium (Ti) and chromium (Cr) atoms contained in the Al6061 alloy. Wear depth and width of the composites decreased with increasing B4C content. Furthermore, with B4C addition, coefficient of friction (COF) improved as compared with that of Al6061. The results indicate that interface-controlled, well-aligned B4C particles in the friction direction can effectively increase the wear properties of Al alloys and improve their hardness.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 3752
Author(s):  
Nenad Miloradović ◽  
Rodoljub Vujanac ◽  
Ana Pavlović

The composites samples based on ZA27 alloy were subjected to tribological tests and the observed results are presented in this paper. The samples (ZA27/5%SiC and ZA27/5%SiC/5%Gr) were obtained by compo-casting technique. Their wear behaviour was compared to the base alloy. The wear tests were done by using a block-on-disc tribometer under lubricated sliding conditions. Tribological investigation were conducted for three normal loads (40 N, 80 N, and 120 N), three sliding speeds (0.25 m/s, 0.5 m/s, and 1 m/s), and sliding distance of 1200 m. The tested materials were analysed by the scanning electronic microscope (SEM) and the energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS). The presence of oil lubricant improved the wear resistance and friction behaviour of both composites and base alloy. The tested composites show much higher wear resistance than the corresponding matrix material. It was established that the ZA27/5%SiC/5%Gr hybrid composite has best tribological properties.


The present work was planned to evaluate the mechanical properties of alumina reinforced aluminium alloy such hardness and compression behavior of al2o3 /aa7075 alloy metal matrix composites. Both, experimental and finite element analyses were carried out to establish tensile behaviour of the composites with different weight percentage of al2o3 fabricated by the stir casting process. The results concluded that addition of alumina to the aa7075 improves the mechanical properties of the composite. Further the results of FEA simulation of the composites are close to the actual results which shows that cost and time can be reduced if FEA is performed


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