Synthesis and Characterization of Mechanical Properties of AA8014 + Si3N4/ ZrO2 Hybrid Composites by Stir Casting Process
Lightweight materials are extremely needed for the manufacturing of industrial parts and are used in aerospace, automobile body shops, biomedical instruments, etc. Aluminium alloy is one of the light-weight materials, and it fulfills the industrial demands based on their natural strength/stiffness,...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2022-01-01
|
| Series: | Advances in Materials Science and Engineering |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9150442 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832548196189995008 |
|---|---|
| author | C. Ramesh Kannan R. Venkatesh M. Vivekanandan J. Phani Krishna S. Manivannan S. Rajkumar V. Vijayan |
| author_facet | C. Ramesh Kannan R. Venkatesh M. Vivekanandan J. Phani Krishna S. Manivannan S. Rajkumar V. Vijayan |
| author_sort | C. Ramesh Kannan |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Lightweight materials are extremely needed for the manufacturing of industrial parts and are used in aerospace, automobile body shops, biomedical instruments, etc. Aluminium alloy is one of the light-weight materials, and it fulfills the industrial demands based on their natural strength/stiffness, enhanced temperature permanence, superior wear, and corrosion resistance. This experimental work considered aluminium alloy (AA8014) with reinforced particles of silicon nitride (Si3N4) and zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) for preparing aluminium hybrid composites. Hybrid composites are prepared by a stir casting process involving different process parameters. L27 orthogonal array is used for optimizing the stir casting parameters with the assistance of the statistical Taguchi approach. Stir casting parameters are the percentage of reinforcement (4%, 6%, and 8%), stir speed (400 rpm, 500 rpm, and 600 rpm), stir time (20 min, 25 min, and 30 min), and molten temperature (700 oC, 800 oC, and 900 oC). Mechanical performance such as wear and microhardness of the hybrid composites is evaluated. Minimum wear and higher microhardness are encountered at a percentage of reinforcement = 6%, stir speed = 400 rpm, stir time = 30 min, and molten temperature = 900°C. In wear analysis, the percentage of reinforcement highly influences the wear properties (7.06% contribution). In microhardness analysis, molten temperature parameter is the extreme influencer (11.15% contribution). |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-71f555c666464fb789d7e5a25487c530 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1687-8442 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2022-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Advances in Materials Science and Engineering |
| spelling | doaj-art-71f555c666464fb789d7e5a25487c5302025-02-03T06:41:58ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84422022-01-01202210.1155/2022/9150442Synthesis and Characterization of Mechanical Properties of AA8014 + Si3N4/ ZrO2 Hybrid Composites by Stir Casting ProcessC. Ramesh Kannan0R. Venkatesh1M. Vivekanandan2J. Phani Krishna3S. Manivannan4S. Rajkumar5V. Vijayan6Department of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringPowder Handling SolutionsCentre for Material ScienceDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringLightweight materials are extremely needed for the manufacturing of industrial parts and are used in aerospace, automobile body shops, biomedical instruments, etc. Aluminium alloy is one of the light-weight materials, and it fulfills the industrial demands based on their natural strength/stiffness, enhanced temperature permanence, superior wear, and corrosion resistance. This experimental work considered aluminium alloy (AA8014) with reinforced particles of silicon nitride (Si3N4) and zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) for preparing aluminium hybrid composites. Hybrid composites are prepared by a stir casting process involving different process parameters. L27 orthogonal array is used for optimizing the stir casting parameters with the assistance of the statistical Taguchi approach. Stir casting parameters are the percentage of reinforcement (4%, 6%, and 8%), stir speed (400 rpm, 500 rpm, and 600 rpm), stir time (20 min, 25 min, and 30 min), and molten temperature (700 oC, 800 oC, and 900 oC). Mechanical performance such as wear and microhardness of the hybrid composites is evaluated. Minimum wear and higher microhardness are encountered at a percentage of reinforcement = 6%, stir speed = 400 rpm, stir time = 30 min, and molten temperature = 900°C. In wear analysis, the percentage of reinforcement highly influences the wear properties (7.06% contribution). In microhardness analysis, molten temperature parameter is the extreme influencer (11.15% contribution).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9150442 |
| spellingShingle | C. Ramesh Kannan R. Venkatesh M. Vivekanandan J. Phani Krishna S. Manivannan S. Rajkumar V. Vijayan Synthesis and Characterization of Mechanical Properties of AA8014 + Si3N4/ ZrO2 Hybrid Composites by Stir Casting Process Advances in Materials Science and Engineering |
| title | Synthesis and Characterization of Mechanical Properties of AA8014 + Si3N4/ ZrO2 Hybrid Composites by Stir Casting Process |
| title_full | Synthesis and Characterization of Mechanical Properties of AA8014 + Si3N4/ ZrO2 Hybrid Composites by Stir Casting Process |
| title_fullStr | Synthesis and Characterization of Mechanical Properties of AA8014 + Si3N4/ ZrO2 Hybrid Composites by Stir Casting Process |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synthesis and Characterization of Mechanical Properties of AA8014 + Si3N4/ ZrO2 Hybrid Composites by Stir Casting Process |
| title_short | Synthesis and Characterization of Mechanical Properties of AA8014 + Si3N4/ ZrO2 Hybrid Composites by Stir Casting Process |
| title_sort | synthesis and characterization of mechanical properties of aa8014 si3n4 zro2 hybrid composites by stir casting process |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9150442 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT crameshkannan synthesisandcharacterizationofmechanicalpropertiesofaa8014si3n4zro2hybridcompositesbystircastingprocess AT rvenkatesh synthesisandcharacterizationofmechanicalpropertiesofaa8014si3n4zro2hybridcompositesbystircastingprocess AT mvivekanandan synthesisandcharacterizationofmechanicalpropertiesofaa8014si3n4zro2hybridcompositesbystircastingprocess AT jphanikrishna synthesisandcharacterizationofmechanicalpropertiesofaa8014si3n4zro2hybridcompositesbystircastingprocess AT smanivannan synthesisandcharacterizationofmechanicalpropertiesofaa8014si3n4zro2hybridcompositesbystircastingprocess AT srajkumar synthesisandcharacterizationofmechanicalpropertiesofaa8014si3n4zro2hybridcompositesbystircastingprocess AT vvijayan synthesisandcharacterizationofmechanicalpropertiesofaa8014si3n4zro2hybridcompositesbystircastingprocess |