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Investigations on Mechanical Behaviour of Micro B<sub>4</sub>C Particles Reinforced Al6061 Alloy Metal Composites
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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/IJST/v14i22.736

Year: 2021, Volume: 14, Issue: 22, Pages: 1855-1863

Original Article

Investigations on Mechanical Behaviour of Micro B4C Particles Reinforced Al6061 Alloy Metal Composites

H S Vasanth Kumar1,2,*, U N Kempaiah3, Madeva Nagaral4, K Revanna5

1 Research Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UVCE, Bangalore, 560001
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Kushalnagar, Karnataka, India
3 Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UVCE, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
4 Deputy Manager, Aircraft Research & Design Centre, HAL, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560037, India
5 Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Chamarajanagar, 571313

Received Date:22 May 2021, Accepted Date:06 June 2021, Published Date:29 June 2021

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Abstract

Objective: To develop and evaluate the mechanical behavior of 3, 6, 9 and 12 wt. % of B4C reinforced Al6061 alloy composites. Method: These composites were produced by utilizing stir cast process. The prepared metal composites were characterized by SEM, EDS and XRD analysis to know the distribution of particles as well as presence of particles in the Al6061 alloy. Various mechanical properties were evaluated as per ASTM standards to know the impact of boron carbide particles on the properties of metal composites. Findings: By adding B4C particles the hardness, ultimate tensile, yield strength and compression strength of the Al6061 alloy matrix was enhanced 23.9%, 15.4 14.9% and 34.7% respectively. Further, there was slight decrease in the percentage elongation of B4C reinforced composites. Novelty: In the present research Al6061 alloy with 3 to 12 wt. % of B4C composites were synthesized by novel stir casting method called as two stage reinforcement addition process. In this process 80 micron sized boron carbide particles added in two stages into the molten Al6061 alloy to improve the wettability between the matrix and reinforcement particles.

Keywords

Al6061 Alloy, B 4 C Particles, Hardness, Tensile Strength, Microstructure

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© 2021 Kumar et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Published By Indian Society for Education and Environment (iSee)

  • 29 June 2021

Year: 2021, Volume: 14, Issue: 22

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