Investigation on the mechanical, tribological, morphological and machinability behavior of stir-casted Al/SiC/Mo reinforced MMCs

Jatinder Kumar; Dilbag Singh; Nirmal S. Kalsi; Shubham Sharma; Mozammel Mia; J. Singh; M. Azizur Rahman; Aqib Mashood Khan; Kalagadda Venkateswara Rao

Journal of Materials Research and Technology (May 2021)

Investigation on the mechanical, tribological, morphological and machinability behavior of stir-casted Al/SiC/Mo reinforced MMCs

Jatinder Kumar,
Dilbag Singh,
Nirmal S. Kalsi,
Shubham Sharma,
Mozammel Mia,
J. Singh,
M. Azizur Rahman,
Aqib Mashood Khan,
Kalagadda Venkateswara Rao

Affiliations

Jatinder Kumar: Department of Research Innovation and Consultancy, IKG Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, 144603, Punjab, India
Dilbag Singh: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Beant College of Engineering & Technology, Gurdaspur, 143 521, Punjab, India
Nirmal S. Kalsi: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Beant College of Engineering & Technology, Gurdaspur, 143 521, Punjab, India
Shubham Sharma: Department of Mechanical Engg., IKG Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar-Kapurthala Road, Kapurthala, 144603, Punjab, India; Corresponding author.
Mozammel Mia: Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Rd., SW7 2AZ London, UK; Corresponding author.
J. Singh: Department of Mechanical Engg., IKG Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar-Kapurthala Road, Kapurthala, 144603, Punjab, India
M. Azizur Rahman: Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, 1208, Bangladesh
Aqib Mashood Khan: College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics NUAA, Nanjing, 21000, China; National Engineering Research Center for Processing of Difficult-to-Machine Materials, College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics NUAA, Nanjing, 21000, China
Kalagadda Venkateswara Rao: Center for Nanoscience and Technology, INST, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, Telangana, 500085, India

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12
pp. 930 – 946

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Aluminum matrix composites (AMCs), reinforced with SiC and Mo, are formulated using stir casting. The influence of SiC and Mo inclusions on microstructural behavior, and machinability of composites was investigated. Microstructural behavior is analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) in the form of microhardness, tensile strength, wear behavior, density, and porosity as per ASTM standards. SEM and EDS confirm the existence and dispersion of SiC and Mo particulates in the matrix grain structure. XRD patterns indicate Al5Mo and Al12Mo compounds formation in hybrid composites, but with the least intensity. Optical microscopy imagery confirms dendritic structure formation with the inclusion of SiC and Mo particulates in the base matrix. Machined surface roughness was influenced by speed-feed while tool wear by all inputs.

Published in Journal of Materials Research and Technology

ISSN: 2238-7854 (Print); 2214-0697 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Mining engineering. Metallurgy
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-materials-research-and-technology/

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