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Tribomechanical behavior of B4Cp reinforced Al 359 composites

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Materials Testing
From the journal Materials Testing Volume 59 Issue 2

Abstract

In the present investigation, the influence of B4Cp particles on the mechanical and tribological behavior of Al 359 composites has been studied. B4Cp particle reinforced Al 359 composite samples were prepared by stir casting process. Hardness, tensile strength and wear behavior of the composites were studied and compared with a control specimen. Hardness of B4Cp particles reinforced Al 359 matrix increases compared to base matrix due to the presence of the ceramic phase. Coefficient of friction considerably increases with up to 20 wt.-% addition of B4Cp in base matrix. Specimens were subjected to wear tests under different load conditions and the following five different wear mechanisms such as wear groove, abrasion, delamination, oxidation and plastic deformation were evaluated. The abrasion results prove the increase in wear resistance of B4Cp reinforced composites compared to a control specimen.

Kurzfassung

In der diesem Beitrag zugrunde liegenden Studie wurde der Einfluss von B4Cp-Partikeln auf das mechanische und tribologische Verhalten von Al 359 Kompositen untersucht. Die mit B4Cp-Partikeln verstärkten Al 359 Kompositproben wurden mittels des Rührgießprozesses hergestellt. Die Härte, die Zugfestigkeit und das Verschleißverhalten der Komposite wurde untersucht und mit einer Kontrollprobe verglichen. Die Härte der mit B4Cp-Partikeln verstärkten Al 359 Matrix nimmt im Vergleich zur Basismatrix zu, und zwar aufgrund der Anwesenheit der keramischen Phase. Der Reibkoeffizient nimmt bemerkenswert zu, wenn bis zu 20 wt.-% B4Cp in der Basismatrix zugegeben werden. Die Proben wurden einem Verschleißversuch bei verschiedenen Belastungsbedingungen unterzogen und die fünf verschiedenen Verschleißmechanismen, wie Verschleißgrübchen, Abrieb, Delamination, Oxidation und plastische Verformung wurden evaluiert. Das Abriebergebnis zeigt, dass der Verschleißwiderstand der B4Cp-verstärkten Komposite im Vergleich zur Kontrollprobe zunahm.

*Correspondence Address, Dr. Rathanasamy Rajasekar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode, 638052, Tamil Nadu, India, E-mail:

Dr. Ramasamy Deivasigamani, born in 1949, obtained his PhD degree from Anna University, India in 2013, his MTech degree in Foundry from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 1977, and his BEng degree in Metallurgy from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1975. He is working as Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kongu Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, India.

Subramanian Mohan Kumar, born in 1990, completed his Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering at Kongu Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, India in 2012. He obtained his Master degree of Engineering Design at Kongu Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, India in 2014. He is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechatronics Engineering at PAAVAI Engineering College Tamil Nadu, India.

Velu Kaliyannan Gobinath, born in 1989, earned his MEng in CAD/CAM from Kongu Engineering College, Erode, India in 2014, and his Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering from Maharaja Engineering College, Coimbatore, India in 2012. He is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechatronics Engineering at PAAVAI Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, India.

Durairaj Jayanth, born in 1987, earned his MEng degree in Engineering Design from Kongu Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, India in 2014 and his BEng degree in Mechanical Engineering from CSI College of Engineering, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu in 2011.

Dr. Rathanasamy Rajasekar, born in 1982, obtained his MSc and PhD degrees at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India in Materials Science in the years 2008 and 2011, respectively. He gained a post-doctoral research experience from the Department of Polymer & Nano Engineering at Chonbuk National University, South Korea from 2011 to 2012. Since 2012, he has been working as Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kongu Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, India.

Palaniappan Sathish Kumar, born in 1991, finished his Bachelor degree in Engineering (mechanical stream) at University College of Engineering Villupuram (A Constituent College of Anna University – Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India in 2012. He did his Master of Engineering at Kongu Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, India which he finished with focus on CAD/CAM in 2014. Currently, he is pursuing his doctoral degree (mining engineering stream) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India.

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Published Online: 2017-01-27
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https://doi.org/10.3139/120.110979

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  1. Inhalt/Contents
  2. Contents
  3. Fachbeiträge/Technical Contributions
  4. Comparative characterization of quasi-static and cyclic deformation behavior of glass fiber-reinforced polyurethane (GFR-PU) and epoxy (GFR-EP)
  5. Thermal and structural characteristics of a eutectic Au-Ge alloy
  6. Production- and microstructure-based fatigue assessment of metallic AISI 304/430 multilayer materials produced by hot pack rolling
  7. In-situ tensile testing of notched poly- and oligocrystalline 316L wires
  8. Effect of processing conditions on the structure, electrical and mechanical properties of melt mixed high density polyethylene/multi-walled CNT composites in compression molding
  9. Confirmation of tensile residual stress reduction in electron beam welding using low transformation temperature materials (LTT) as localized metallurgical injection – Part 1: Metallographic analysis
  10. Investigation on variations in hardness and microstructure of in-process cooled 7075 aluminum alloy friction stir welds
  11. Numerical and experimental investigations on shot-peened high-strength steel by means of hole drilling, X-ray, synchrotron and neutron diffraction analysis
  12. Ultrasonic imaging of particle distribution in SiCp/Al composites
  13. Tribomechanical behavior of B4Cp reinforced Al 359 composites
  14. A study on the wall thickness in the angular deep drawing process
  15. Finite element analysis of a vibration test bed frame
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