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PARTICULATE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 35, Issue 2, Pages 158-165Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/02726351.2016.1143066
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Hybrid aluminum matrix composites (HAMCS); scanning electron microscope (SEM); silicon nitride (Si3N4); stir casting; tensile strength
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The present research work emphasizes the development of hybrid aluminum (AA6082) matrix composites (HAMCs) reinforced with different weight percentages (wt.%) of ball-milled (silicon nitride (Si3N4) + graphite (Gr)) ceramic particulates by conventional stir casting process. Si3N4 and Gr are ball milled to obtain a definite density of combined powder. The weight percentage of ball-milled ceramic powder is varied from 0 to 12 wt.% in a stage of 3%. The microstructures as well as mechanical properties of the fabricated hybrid composites are analyzed. The scanning electron micrograph reveals the uniform distribution of ball-milled (Si3N4 + Gr) ceramic particulates in the aluminum matrix. The distribution of ball-milled (Si3N4 + Gr) ceramic particulates has also been analyzed with x-ray diffraction (XRD) technique. Both the hardness and ultimate tensile strength have enhanced with a reduction in percentage elongation with increase in weight percentage of ball-milled (Si3N4 + Gr) ceramic particulates in the aluminum matrix.
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