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Investigating the Effect of Multi-pass Friction Stir Processing of SiC Particles on Temperature Distribution, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AA6061-T6 Plate

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In this paper, silicon carbide (SiC) particles were successfully inserted into AA6061-T6 aluminium matrix using multi-pass friction stir processing (MPFSP). The effects of MPFSP and SiC particles on temperature distribution, microstructural evolution, and mechanical properties are being investigated in detail. Processing was carried out at a constant process parameter, i.e., tool rotational speed of 1100 rpm, tool traverse speed of 1.5 mm/sec, and tool tilt angle of 2° to modify the microstructure and mechanical properties of MPFSP. It has been observed that SiC particles are not homogeneously distributed after the first pass, and particles congregate in some places. On the other hand, fourth-pass FSP results in a uniform distribution of particles. Agglomeration of SiC particles decreases with an increase in the number of passes and is uniformly distributed in the fourth pass of FSP. It has been observed that peak temperature, particle size, grain size, and mechanical properties are all influenced by MPFSP. The microhardness has significantly improved with increasing the number of passes. After MPFSP, the peak temperatures of the first pass, second pass, third pass, and fourth pass were recorded as 339.67 °C, 330.64 °C, 320.20 °C, and 312.81 °C, respectively, on the advancing side (AS), and similarly, on the retreating side (RS), 334.03 °C, 322.11 °C, 312.30 °C, and 303.72 °C, respectively. The values of the maximum ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and 0.2% yield stress were observed as 231 MPa, 247 MPa, 296 MPa, 308 MPa, and 178 MPa, 188 MPa, 202 MPa, and 225 MPa with the first pass, second pass, third pass, and fourth pass, respectively. But at the same time, % elongation decreased with an increase the number of passes.

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The first author wishes to thank the Ministry of Human Resource Development of India for giving funding in the form of a fellowship. The authors would like to thank the MSE department, ACMS at IIT Kanpur (specifically Mrs. Samata Samal, Anoop Kumar Raut for microscopic imaging analysis and tensile testing) for their cooperation and smooth testing.

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Suman, S., Sethi, D., Bhargava, M. et al. Investigating the Effect of Multi-pass Friction Stir Processing of SiC Particles on Temperature Distribution, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AA6061-T6 Plate. Silicon 15, 1621–1633 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-022-02108-5

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