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Mechanical and Physical Characterization Studies of Nano Ceramic Reinforced Al–Mg Hybrid Nanocomposites

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The present research aim is to synthesize the aluminum alloy hybrid composite by using different weight percentages of SiC (0wt%, 5wt%, 10wt%, & 15wt%) and Al2O3 (0wt%, 9wt%, 7wt%, and 5wt%) nanoparticle blended with 500 rpm and 700 rpm stir speed via stir casting route assisted with vacuum die casting (2 × 105 bar) to limit the porosity and enhance the density, hardness, impact, yield, and tensile strength of the composites. The influences of stir speed on SEM, physical, and mechanical behavior of the aluminum hybrid composite was experimentally studied. The SEM micrograph revealed the homogenous particle distribution proved with good interface bonding between matrix and reinforcement. The investigation results of the hybrid nanocomposite prepared by 700 rpm stir speed with inversely increased content of SiC and Al2O3 show decreased porosity percentages of less than 1%,and its density was increased nominally. The composite containing 15wt% SiC and 5wt% Al2O3 is found to have superior mechanical properties as the hardness, impact, and tensile strength are enhanced by 49.2%, 20.47%, and 33.15% as compared to Al–Mg cast alloy. Finally, the developed hybrid aluminium alloy composite with exemplary behaviour is recommended for steel bridge construction applications.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Er. Perumal Manimekalai College of Engineering, Hosur, 635117, Tamilnadu, India

    P. Raja Sekaran

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

    H. Ramakrishnan

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 602105, India

    R. Venkatesh

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongunadu College of Engineering and Technology, Trichy, 621215, Tamilnadu, India

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All authors contributed to the study's conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by P. Raja Sekaran, H. Ramakrishnan, R. Venkatesh, and A. Nithya. The first draft of the manuscript was written by [R. Venkatesh] and all authors provided language help, writing assistance and proofreading of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Sekaran, P.R., Ramakrishnan, H., Venkatesh, R. et al. Mechanical and Physical Characterization Studies of Nano Ceramic Reinforced Al–Mg Hybrid Nanocomposites. Silicon 15, 4555–4567 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-023-02473-9

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