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Metallurgical and wear study of MWCNT-reinforced h-AMMC fabricated through microwave hybrid sintering

  • Rajat Kumar , Hiralal Bhowmick EMAIL logo and Dheeraj Gupta
Published/Copyright: March 22, 2021
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 112 Issue 3

Abstract

The present work deals with the outcomes of a novel approach for developing a multi-walled carbon nanotube-reinforced hybrid aluminium metal matrix composite. Microwave hybrid sintering in combination with cold compaction of the powder metallurgy route was followed for the fabrication of composites. Microwave hybrid sintering was carried out using a microwave oven operating at 2.45 GHz frequency and 900 W power. For this purpose, Al5083 was used as the matrix material, and silicon carbide (15 wt.%) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (0.5 wt.%) the reinforcements. The fabricated composites were then characterized by hardness, microstructure, and porosity. An investigation on the wear resistance of the base alloy and the conventional and microwave sintered composites followed this. The findings of the present study reveal the fact that the addition of carbon nano-tubes in the composite and the use of microwave energy over conventional sintering have a significant effect on the property enhancement of the developed hybrid composite.

Keywords: Hybrid aluminium metal matrix composite; Microwave; Sintering; Carbon nanotube; Wear
Dr. Hiralal Bhowmick, Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering Department Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala-147004 India Tel.: +91 9972817423

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Received: 2019-06-20
Accepted: 2019-11-10
Published Online: 2021-03-22

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.111884
Keywords for this article
Hybrid aluminium metal matrix composite; Microwave; Sintering; Carbon nanotube; Wear

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Contents
  2. Original Contributions
  3. Distributions of As, Pb, Sn and Zn as minor elements between iron silicate slag and copper in equilibrium with tridymite in the Cu–Fe–O–Si system
  4. Short Communications
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  6. Metallurgical and wear study of MWCNT-reinforced h-AMMC fabricated through microwave hybrid sintering
  7. Effects of microstructure and lattice misfit on creep life of Ni-based single crystal superalloy during long-term thermal exposure
  8. Fracture toughness assessment at different regions in an inertial friction welded Ti-5Al-2Sn-2Zr-4Mo-4Cr alloy plate
  9. Microstructure and mechanical property improvement of dissimilar metal joints for TC4 Ti alloy to Nitinol NiTi alloy by laser welding
  10. The influence of gadolinium on Al–Ti–C master alloy and its refining effect on AZ31 magnesium alloy
  11. Effect of adding rare-earth cerium on the microstructure and acid rain corrosion resistance of the ADC12 alloy
  12. Effect of TiO2 crystal form on the denitration performance of Ce–W–Ti catalyst
  13. Notifications
  14. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde / German Materials Science Society
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