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  • Study of microstructural and mechanical properties of Aluminium LM14 hybridized with reinforcement of Nanoparticles of Titanium Diboride and Alumina

  • C. Sailajaa,*, K.T. Thilaghamb, K.T. Anandc, P. Ganeshand, Sathish Kannane, A.H. Seikhf and A. Ghoshg

  • aDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Bangalore College of Engineering and Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka 560099, India
    bDepartment of Metallurgical Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Salem, Tamil Nadu 636011, India
    cDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Panimalar Polytechnic College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600029, India
    dDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Coimbatore 641202, Tamil Nadu, India
    eDepartment of VLSI Microelectronics, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai - 602105, Tamilnadu, India
    fMechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
    gDepartment of Applied Science, University of Quebec at Chicoutimi, Saguenay, QC G7H 2B1, Canada

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Abstract

The reinforcing impact of TiB2 nanoparticles (TiB2np) and alumina nanoparticles (Al2O3np) in an aluminum (LM14) alloy base matrix composite was studied. Stir casting was used to create the hybrid aluminum matrix-based nanocomposites (AMNC) specimens. When nanoparticles are mixed into a matrix, the resulting material is stronger than LM14 aluminum alloy. The results of the EDAX and SEM studies clearly illustrate the distribution of reinforcing particle sizes. Compression and density tests on AMNC specimens are contrasted with those on LM14 aluminum alloy tests. The increase in their mechanical characteristics is influenced by the proportion of reinforcements in the matrix phase. Nanocomposites based on an aluminum matrix outperform the metal in terms of compressive strength, density, and abrasion resistance


Keywords: Stir casting, Wear resistance, Reinforcements, TiB2 nanoparticles, Compression strength, Nano alumina particles

This Article

  • 2023; 24(4): 617-625

    Published on Aug 31, 2023

  • 10.36410/jcpr.2023.24.4.617
  • Received on Feb 14, 2023
  • Revised on Mar 25, 2023
  • Accepted on Mar 28, 2023

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  • C. Sailaja

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bangalore College of Engineering and Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka 560099, India
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