Effect of extrusion ratio and die angle on the microstructure of an AA6063/SiC composite
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Jayaseelan Veerasundaram
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Kalaichelvan Kani
Ramasamy Nallamuthu, born in 1981, pursuing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University, India. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Periyar University and a Master’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Anna University in 2002 and 2006, respectively. He is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Prathyusha Engineering College, India. His areas of interest are polymer composites, acoustic emission analysis, and fiber characterization.
Abstract
Manufacturers often employ the extrusion process to form an object with any cross-section. An experiment was carried out to examine the effect of die angle on the quality of the extruded product. The four types of extrusion dies were designed for finding the desirable quality of aluminium composite extruded billet. The five percentages of the Silicon carbide have been chosen as reinforcement with aluminium alloys. Further, the various extrusion dies configurations were considered as 12:8, 12:2, 12:4, and 8:4 for producing the extruded billets. In addition, the die angles that correspond to the required minimum extrusion load were determined. According to the findings, 12:8 extrusion configurations with a 30° die angle produced the desired quality billet and fine grain structure of extruded product with reduced extrusion load. The extruded billet surface quality was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy.
About the author
Ramasamy Nallamuthu, born in 1981, pursuing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University, India. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Periyar University and a Master’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Anna University in 2002 and 2006, respectively. He is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Prathyusha Engineering College, India. His areas of interest are polymer composites, acoustic emission analysis, and fiber characterization.
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Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: None declared.
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Characterization of a low-alloy steel component produced with wire arc additive manufacturing process using metal-cored wire
- Effect of heat-treatment on crash performance in bumper beam and crash box design and optimization of the system
- Experimental investigation of the impact behavior of glass/epoxy composite materials with the natural fiber layer
- Study on the effects of the tension and torsion loading sequence on the mechanical properties of a 20 carbon steel
- Wear resistance and microstructural evaluation of a hardfacing welded S355J2 steel pipe piles
- Strength decay of wire ropes by corrosion and wear at different surface conditions
- Low-speed impact behavior of fiber-reinforced polymer-based glass, carbon, and glass/carbon hybrid composites
- Effect of tempering temperature on mechanical properties and microstructure of AISI 4140 and AISI 4340 tempered steels
- Analysis of ply-wise failure of composite laminates with open holes
- Numerical analysis of bent aluminium sandwich panels with different tubular cores
- Evaluation of concrete fracture behavior based on digital image correlation
- Effect of extrusion ratio and die angle on the microstructure of an AA6063/SiC composite
- Surface engineering of chromium films for augmenting bird striking performance of jet engine blades
- Tensile damage mechanisms of carbon fiber composites at high temperature by acoustic emission and fully connected neural network
