Impact of boron carbide and graphite dual particulates addition on wear behavior of A356 alloy metal matrix composites

Authors

  • Pankaj R Jadhav Department Of Mechanical Engineering, Sharnbasva Uniersity, Kalaburagi - 585103, Karnataka, India
  • Madeva Nagaral Aircraft Research and Design Centre, HAL, Bangalore-560037, Karnataka, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8248-7603
  • Shivakumar Rachoti Department Of Mechanical Engineering, Sharnbasva Uniersity, Kalaburagi - 585103, Karnataka, India
  • Jayasheel I Harti Department of Mechanical Engineering, East Point College of Engineering & Technology, Bangalore-560049, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55713/jmmm.v30i4.642

Keywords:

A356 Alloy, Boron carbide, Graphite, Stir Casting, Microstructure

Abstract

The current work gives the detailed microstructural analysis and wear behaviour of aluminium alloy A356 based metal matrix composite. Here, boron carbide (B4C) and graphite (Gr) particulates were used as reinforcing phase to develop A356/ 4 wt% B4C, A356/ 4 wt% Gr composites along with A356/ 4 wt% Gr/ 12 wt% B4C hybrid composites. The composites were developed by conventional stir casting method to improve the wear properties. The developed composites were subjected to scanning electron microscope (SEM) for microstructural analysis and then to DUCOM made wear test assembly to know the dry sliding wear behaviour. The wear tests were conducted for different loading conditions of 1, 2 and 3 kg for a sliding distance of 4000 m over the speed of 100, 200 and 300 rpm, respectively. The result show decreased wear upon addition of reinforcing particulates and SEM results of developed composites revealed utmost distribution of particulates. Wear morphology of worn surfaces were also carried out using SEM.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Md. Habibur Rahman, and H. M. Mamun Al Rashed, “Characterization of silicon carbide reinforced aluminium matrix composites”, Procedia Engineering, vol. 90, pp. 103-109, 2014.

B. C. Kandpal, J. Kumar, and H. Singh, “Manufacturing and technological challenges in stir casting of metal matrix composites-A review”, Materials Today Proceedings, vol. 5, pp. 5-10, 2018.

X. Qu, F. Wang, C. Shi, N. Zhao, E. Liu, C. He, and F.He, “In situ synthesis of a gamma Al2O3 whisker reinforced aluminium matrix composite by cold pressing and sintering”, Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 709, pp. 223-231, 2018.

K. T. Akhil, and S. Arul, “Optimization of squeeze casting process parameters using Taguchi in LM13 matrix B4C reinforced composites”, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 310, 012029, 2018.

T. Vivekanandan, R. Arunkumar, V. Saravankumar, N. Nagarajan, and C. MathalaiSundarm, “Exerimental investigation of SiC and TiC reinforced with AA7075 metal matrix composites”, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, vol. 10 (15), pp. 12195-12200, 2015.

B. Madhu, G. Ranganath, JithinPonnappan, and Channankaiah, “Al6061-SiC-B4C-Mullite functionally graded metal matrix composite-A review”, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, vol. 10(9), pp. 7957-7959, 2015.

M. Kathirvel, and K. Palanikumar, “Effect of volume fraction on surface roughness in turning of hybrid metal matrix Al6061-SiC-Graphite composites”, Applied Mechanics and Materials, vol. 766-767, pp. 263-268, 2015.

T. Vivekanandan, R. Arunkumar, V. Saravankumar, N. Nagarajan, and C. MathalaiSundarm, “Exerimental investigation of SiC and TiC reinforced with AA7075 metal matrix composites”, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, vol. 10(15), pp. 12195-12200, 2015.

R. Harichandran, and N. Selvakumar, “Effect of nano/micro B4C particles on the mechanical properties of aluminium metal matrix composites fabricated by ultrasonic cavitation-assisted solidification process”, Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, vol. 16, pp. 47-158, 2016.

A. Mazahery, and M. O. Shabani, “The enhancement of wear properties of squeeze-cast A356 composites reinforced with B4C particulates”, International Journal of Materials Research, vol. 7, pp. 847-852, 2012.

A. Baradeswaran, and A. Elaya Perumal, “Effect of Graphite on Tribological and Mechanical Properties of AA7075 Composites”, Tribology Transactions, vol. 58, pp. 1-6, 2015.

M. Nagaral, V Auradi, K I Parashivamurthy and S AKori, “Wear behavior of Al2O3 and graphite particulates reinforced Al6061 alloy hybrid composites”, American Journal of Materials Science, 5(3C), pp. 25-29. DOI: 10.5923/c.materials.201502.05, 2015.

J. I. Harti, T. B. Prasad, M. Nagaral, P. Jadhav, V. A Anjan Babu and G. N. Shadev, “Evaluation of wear properties of TiC particulates reinforced Al2219 alloy composites”, American Institute of Physics Proceedings, vol. 1859, 020058, 2017.

N. Fazil, V. Venkataramana, M. Nagaral, and V. Auradi, “Synthesis and mechanical characterization of micro B4C particulates reinforced AA2124 alloy composites”, International Journal of Engineering and Technology UAE, vol. 7(2.23), pp. 225-229, 2018.

M. Nagaral, V. Auradi, S. A. Kori, and V. Hiremath, “Investigations on mechanical and wear behavior of nano Al2O3 particulates reinforced AA7475 alloy composites”, Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences, vol. 13(1), pp. 4623-4635, 2019.

K. R. Suresh, H. B. Niranjan, P. Martin Jebraj, and M. P. Chowdiah, “Tensile and wear properties of aluminium composites”, Wear, vol. 255, pp. 638-642, 2003.

H.R. Lashgari, Sh. Zangeneh, H. Shahmir, M. Saghafi, and M. Emamy, “Heat treatment effect on the microstructure, tensile properties and dry sliding wear behavior of A356-10% B4C cast composites”, Materials and Design, vol. 31, pp. 4414-4422, 2010.

P. R. Jadhav, B. R. Sridhar, M. Nagaral, J. Harti, and V. Auradi, “Dry sliding wear behavior of B4C and Graphite particulates reinforced A356 alloy composites”, International Journal of Engineering and Technology UAE, 7, 2.23, pp. 446-449, 2018.

C. S. Ramesh, C. K. Srinivas, and B. H. Channabasappa, “Abrasive wear behavior of laser sintered iron-SiC composites”, Wear, vol. 267, pp. 1777-1783, 2009.

H. Mindivan, “Reciprocal sliding wear behavior of B4C particulate reinforced aluminium alloy composites”, Material Letters, vol. 64, pp. 405-407, 2010.

A. Mostafapour Asl, and S. T. Khandani, “Role of hybrid ratio in microstructure, mechanical and sliding wear properties of the A5083-graphite-Al2O3 surface hybrid nanocomposite fabricated via friction stir processing method”, Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. 559, pp. 549-557, 2013

Downloads

Published

2020-12-22

How to Cite

[1]
P. R. Jadhav, M. Nagaral, S. Rachoti, and J. I. Harti, “Impact of boron carbide and graphite dual particulates addition on wear behavior of A356 alloy metal matrix composites”, J Met Mater Miner, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 106–112, Dec. 2020.

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 4 (2020)

Section

Original Research Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2020 Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Authors who publish in this journal agree to the following terms:

    1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

 

    1. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.