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A Study of Mechanical Properties on Aluminum-Based Hybrid metal Matrix Composite (AA7175/B4C/SiC/Gr)

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Hybrid composites are far more superior to existing conventional composites. Among hybrid composites, hybrid aluminum-based metal matrix composite plays a pivotal role in the present time. HAMCs have key properties such as less weight-to-strength ratio, high wear and temperature resistance, high hardness and good stiffness, which make them extremely important in advanced industrial applications, especially in modern sectors such as automotive, aerospace and defense. The demand for HAMCs is steeply rising, so a thorough understanding of HAMCs is important. In this research, AA7175 has been used with SiC, B4C and graphite as reinforcements in different amounts (3, 6, 9 and 12) of weight percent. Mechanical properties of HAMCs, i.e., hardness, tensile strength and percentage elongation, have been analyzed. The experimental results show that tensile strength and hardness increase with the increment in reinforcement quantity, but percentage elongation decreases. The hardness and tensile strength improved up to 12 wt% of SiC, B4C and graphite particles. Few experiments have been done using AA7175/SiC, B4C and Gr because of which this archive study is unique. This study’s methodology could be very helpful in producing high-strength components utilizing stir casting, which is a relatively inexpensive casting technique.

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Kumar, N., Khanduja, D. & Singh, R.P. A Study of Mechanical Properties on Aluminum-Based Hybrid metal Matrix Composite (AA7175/B4C/SiC/Gr). J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. D 105, 351–358 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40033-023-00485-8

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