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SiC and MWCNT Blending Actions on Functional Performance of Hybrid AA2024 Alloy Nanocomposite Via Two Step Stir Cast Route

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The hybrid aluminium alloy matrix composites are adopted in high-strength-to-weight ratio applications with technical benefits, including high strength, good hardness, better stability, and improved thermal stability. This research is enhancing microstructural and mechanical functional behaviours of the hybrid aluminium alloy (AA2024) nanocomposites by the blending actions of nano silicon carbides (SiC) particles and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) via a two-step stir cast route. The contribution effect of SiC and MWCNT blending actions on metallography, physical/mechanical qualities, and resistance to corrosion individualities of hybrid AA2024 nanocomposites are studied by the procedure of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and compared to monolithic cast AA2024 alloy characteristics. The hybrid AA2024 nanocomposite blended with SiC and MWCNT (weight percentages of 5 and 8%) exposed the specific tailored benefits like homogenous scattered reinforcements resulting in a lower percentage value of porosity (≤ 1%), excellent ultimate tensile strength of 330 MPa with acceptable elongation range of 10%, enhanced indentation resistance capabilities of 128 HV, specific toughness of 15.2 J/mm2, and enhanced corrosion performance.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the Researchers Supporting Project number (RSP2024R373), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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  1. Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Business, Liwa College, Abu Dhabi, UAE

    M. Aruna

  2. Division of Research and Development, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar - Delhi, G.T. Road, Phagwara, Punjab, 144411, India

    S. Kaliappan

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aditya Engineering College (A), Surampalem, Andhra Pradesh, 533437, India

    D. V. V. S. B. Reddy Saragada

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 602105, India

    R. Venkatesh

  5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, K.Ramakrishnan College of Technology, Trichy, Tamilnadu, 621112, India

    V. Vijayan

  6. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248002, India

    Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar

  7. Centre for Materials Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600073, India

    V. Mohanavel

  8. Department of Nuclear and Renewable Energy, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia, 620002

    Ismail Hossain

  9. Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, 11421, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    A. H. Seikh

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All the authors contributed to the study's conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were carried out by M. Aruna, S. Kaliappan, A.Mohana Krishnan, Venkatesh R, V. Vijayan, Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar, V. Mohanavel, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi and A. H. Seikh. The first manuscript draft was prepared by [R. Venkatesh] and subsequently, all the authors contributed to the finalization of the manuscript.

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Aruna, M., Kaliappan, S., Saragada, D.V.V.S.B.R. et al. SiC and MWCNT Blending Actions on Functional Performance of Hybrid AA2024 Alloy Nanocomposite Via Two Step Stir Cast Route. Inter Metalcast (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40962-024-01351-3

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