Effect of TiC/RHA on solid particle erosion of Al6061 hybrid composites fabricated through a 2-step ultrasonic-assisted stir casting process
The development of high wear/erosion resistance materials for defense application is found to be a challenging task among the researchers. The current study investigated the reinforcement effect of TiC and Rice husk ash (RHA) on Al6061 hybrid composites made using a two-step ultrasonic-assisted stir...
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| author | K. Balamurugan Vigneshwaran Shanmugam Geetha Palani R. Sundarakannan T. Sathish Emanoil Linul Sher Afghan Khan Mohammad Asif |
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| description | The development of high wear/erosion resistance materials for defense application is found to be a challenging task among the researchers. The current study investigated the reinforcement effect of TiC and Rice husk ash (RHA) on Al6061 hybrid composites made using a two-step ultrasonic-assisted stir casting process. Four distinct Al6061 hybrid composites were created with varying TiC weight percentages (3, 6, 9, and 12 wt.%). RHA weight percentage was kept constant at 3%. The solid particle erosion test was carried out on each composite using a Taguchi L27 (33) orthogonal array. Experiments were conducted by varying the erodent particle impact angle, erodent velocity, and erodent discharge rate. The effect of each parameter on the erosion rate of the TiC/RHA Al6061 composite was discussed. The composite containing 12% TiC and 3% RHA showed improved erosion resistance. It was found that on increasing the TiC addition in the composite resulted in an increase in erosion resistance. SEM images were used to examine the surface failure on the composites caused by erodent impact. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29ced18092564a7e9363062c9896126f2023-08-11T05:33:59ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542023-07-012548884900Effect of TiC/RHA on solid particle erosion of Al6061 hybrid composites fabricated through a 2-step ultrasonic-assisted stir casting processK. Balamurugan0Vigneshwaran Shanmugam1Geetha Palani2R. Sundarakannan3T. Sathish4Emanoil Linul5Sher Afghan Khan6Mohammad Asif7Department of Mechanical Engineering SRM Madurai College for Engineering and Technology, Pottapalayam, 630612, TN, IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 602105, IndiaInstitute of Agricultural Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 602105, IndiaInstitute of Agricultural Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 602105, India; Corresponding author.Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 602105, IndiaDepartment of Mechanics and Strength of Materials, Politehnica University Timisoara, 1 Mihai Viteazu Avenue, 300 222, Timisoara, Romania; Corresponding author.Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, 53100, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh, 11421, Saudi ArabiaThe development of high wear/erosion resistance materials for defense application is found to be a challenging task among the researchers. The current study investigated the reinforcement effect of TiC and Rice husk ash (RHA) on Al6061 hybrid composites made using a two-step ultrasonic-assisted stir casting process. Four distinct Al6061 hybrid composites were created with varying TiC weight percentages (3, 6, 9, and 12 wt.%). RHA weight percentage was kept constant at 3%. The solid particle erosion test was carried out on each composite using a Taguchi L27 (33) orthogonal array. Experiments were conducted by varying the erodent particle impact angle, erodent velocity, and erodent discharge rate. The effect of each parameter on the erosion rate of the TiC/RHA Al6061 composite was discussed. The composite containing 12% TiC and 3% RHA showed improved erosion resistance. It was found that on increasing the TiC addition in the composite resulted in an increase in erosion resistance. SEM images were used to examine the surface failure on the composites caused by erodent impact.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785423014734Al6061 hybrid composite2-step ultrasonic-assisted stir castingImpact angleErodent velocityErodent discharge rateErosion rate |
| spellingShingle | K. Balamurugan Vigneshwaran Shanmugam Geetha Palani R. Sundarakannan T. Sathish Emanoil Linul Sher Afghan Khan Mohammad Asif Effect of TiC/RHA on solid particle erosion of Al6061 hybrid composites fabricated through a 2-step ultrasonic-assisted stir casting process Journal of Materials Research and Technology Al6061 hybrid composite 2-step ultrasonic-assisted stir casting Impact angle Erodent velocity Erodent discharge rate Erosion rate |
| title | Effect of TiC/RHA on solid particle erosion of Al6061 hybrid composites fabricated through a 2-step ultrasonic-assisted stir casting process |
| title_full | Effect of TiC/RHA on solid particle erosion of Al6061 hybrid composites fabricated through a 2-step ultrasonic-assisted stir casting process |
| title_fullStr | Effect of TiC/RHA on solid particle erosion of Al6061 hybrid composites fabricated through a 2-step ultrasonic-assisted stir casting process |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of TiC/RHA on solid particle erosion of Al6061 hybrid composites fabricated through a 2-step ultrasonic-assisted stir casting process |
| title_short | Effect of TiC/RHA on solid particle erosion of Al6061 hybrid composites fabricated through a 2-step ultrasonic-assisted stir casting process |
| title_sort | effect of tic rha on solid particle erosion of al6061 hybrid composites fabricated through a 2 step ultrasonic assisted stir casting process |
| topic | Al6061 hybrid composite 2-step ultrasonic-assisted stir casting Impact angle Erodent velocity Erodent discharge rate Erosion rate |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785423014734 |
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