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Effect of heat treatment and biosilica on mechanical, wear, and fatigue behavior of Al-TiB2 in situ metal matrix composite

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This present study reveals the importance of adding biosilica microparticle into Al-TiB2 (Titanium diboride) in situ metal matrix composites. The primary aim of this investigation was evaluating the importance of heat treatment and addition of biomass converted biosilica as natural reinforcement in strength improvement of Al-TiB2 in situ metal matrix composites. The biosilica particles were prepared via thermochemical route and mixed into the Al-TiB2 mixture via shear stirring. The composites were prepared using stir casting method followed by water quenching and aged at 175 °C for 7 hr. The density of composites revealed remarkable drop by adding significant volume of biosilica. The mechanical and wear behavior shows improvement in high biosilica content rather than TiB2 at water quenched composites. Similarly, the fatigue behavior of heat-treated 6wt.% biosilica-Al-TiB2 composite gives highest fatigue strength of 113.4 MPa. The microstructure shows more refined equiaxial fine grains with less void content in high volume biosilica dispersed water quenched Al-TiB2 in situ composite.

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Anand, S.H., Venkateshwaran, N. Effect of heat treatment and biosilica on mechanical, wear, and fatigue behavior of Al-TiB2 in situ metal matrix composite. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 13, 2163–2175 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-01402-3

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