Advancement and characterization of Al-Mg-Si alloy using reinforcing materials of Fe2O3 and B4C composite produced by stir casting method

Advancement and characterization of Al-Mg-Si alloy using reinforcing materials of Fe2O3 and B4C composite produced by stir casting method

The modifications of Al6061-T6 metal matrix composites is an extraordinary enthusiasm of recent pertinence for lesser weight materials with high value of tensile strength, hardness and wear protection, which can be widely used in automotive and aircraft design. In this paper, we investigate the impa...

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Published in:Journal of mechanical science and technology Vol. 33; no. 7; pp. 3213 - 3222
Main Authors: Mummoorthi, D., Rajkumar, M., Ganesh Kumar, S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Seoul Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers 01-07-2019
Springer Nature B.V
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Subjects:
Aircraft design
Aluminum base alloys
Boron carbide
Compressive strength
Control
Dynamical Systems
Elongation
Engineering
Hardness
Impact strength
Industrial and Production Engineering
Magnesium
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical properties
Metal matrix composites
Metallurgy
Microstructure
Optical microscopes
Optical properties
Physical properties
Reinforcing materials
Silicon
Tensile strength
Vibration
Weight
기계공학
SEM
Hardness
Stir casting
Density
Optical microscope
Strength
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Summary:The modifications of Al6061-T6 metal matrix composites is an extraordinary enthusiasm of recent pertinence for lesser weight materials with high value of tensile strength, hardness and wear protection, which can be widely used in automotive and aircraft design. In this paper, we investigate the impacts of the reinforced Al6061 composite with 5 wt% of Fe 2 O 3 in addition to 2 %, 4 %, 6 % weight of B 4 C being made-up by stir casting technique. In this research, Al6061 composites have analyzed by its physical and mechanical properties like as density, hardness, impact strength, ultimate tensile and compressive strength, and an optical microscope is utilized to assess the metallurgical properties such as microstructure with different wt% of reinforcement of Al6061 composite. The microstructure of newly prepared composites was shown a regular spreading of reinforcements in the matrix by an optical microscope and also the muscular bonding between the matrix and reinforcements were demonstrated by SEM analysis. It is further identifying that, microstructure uniformity and therefore the tensile strength of the metal composites was enhanced with increasing the fraction of Fe 2 O 3 and B 4 C particles without any decrement in elongation.
ISSN:1738-494X
1976-3824
DOI:10.1007/s12206-019-0616-3