Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Fabrication of Al 6082/SiC Composite Using Friction Stir Processing

  • Original Contribution
  • Published:
Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series D Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Friction stir processing (FSP) is a solid-state method capable of causing a wide-ranging microstructural change in a specific region of interest. FSP can be done on various materials like Al, Mg, Cu, etc. but for research, aluminum is selected. It has large applications in the production parts of an automobile, spacecraft as well as for a requirement of structural support. Aluminum has an outstanding strength-to-weight ratio for this reason these types of industries are growing day by day. This research discusses the preparation of aluminum composites by using FSP, in which silicon carbide (SiC) is dispersed on the aluminum. SiC is blended at a varied weight percentage and was compressed in the groove i.e., 2, 4 and 6 wt.% on Al. The fabricated composite has been characterized by an optical microscope as well as FESEM and it has been observed that the fine grain structure with good bonding with reinforcement. There is also a tensile and hardness test calculated to examine the mechanical properties of the fabricated composite and found that tensile strength is increased upto 1.58 times the unprocessed material whereas hardness has also improved upto 85.75 HB.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. I. Galvao, A. Loureiro, D.M. Rodrigues. Influence of process parameters on the mechanical enhancement of copper-DHP by FSP, in Advanced Materials Research, vol. 445. Trans Tech Publications Ltd., pp. 631–636 (2012)

  2. A. Shafiei-Zarghani, S.F. Kashani-Bozorg, A. Zarei-Hanzaki, Microstructures and mechanical properties of Al/Al2O3 surface nano-composite layer produced by friction stir processing. Mater. Sci. Eng. A 500(1–2), 84–91 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. M.H. Rahman, H.M. Al Rashed, Characterization of silicon carbide reinforced aluminum matrix composites. Procedia Eng 90, 103–109 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. R.D. Manikonda, S. Kosaraju, K.A. Raj, N. Sateesh, Wear behavior analysis of silica carbide based aluminum metal matrix composites. Mater. Today Proceed. 5(9), 20104–20109 (2018)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. H. Mehdi, R.S. Mishra, Effect of multi-pass friction stir processing and SiC nanoparticles on microstructure and mechanical properties of AA6082-T6. Adv. Ind. Manuf. Eng. 3, 100062 (2021)

    Google Scholar 

  6. L.F. Ali, N. Kuppuswamy, R. Soundararajan, K.R. Ramkumar, S. Sivasankaran, Microstructural evolutions and mechanical properties enhancement of AA 6063 alloy reinforced with Tungsten (W) nanoparticles processed by friction stir processing. Mater. Charact. 172, 110903 (2021)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. O. Muribwathoho, V. Msomi, S. Mabuwa, S.S. Motshwanedi, Impact of multi-pass friction stir processing on microhardness of AA1050/AA6082 dissimilar joints. Mater. Today Proceed. 46, 651–657 (2021)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. V. Bikkina, S.R. Talasila, K. Adepu, Characterization of aluminum based functionally graded composites developed via friction stir processing. Trans. Nonferrous Metals Soc. China 30(7), 1743–1755 (2020)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. S. Arulvel, Development of multi-pass processed AA6082/SiCp surface composite using friction stir processing and its mechanical and tribology characterization. Surf. Coat. Technol. 394, 125900 (2020)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. S. Mabuwa, V. Msomi, Fatigue behaviour of the multi-pass friction stir processed AA8011-H14 and AA6082-T651 dissimilar joints. Eng. Fail. Anal. 118, 104876 (2020)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. T. Pravin, C. Somu, R. Rajavel, M. Subramanian, P.P. Reynold, Integrated Taguchi cum grey relational experimental analysis technique (GREAT) for optimization and material characterization of FSP surface composites on AA6061 aluminium alloys. Mater. Today Proceed. 33, 5156–5161 (2020)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. V. Murthy, S.D. Kumar, K.K. Saju, B.M. Rajaprakash, R. Rajashekar, Optimization of friction stir processing parameters for manufacturing silicon carbide reinforced aluminum 7075–T651 surface composite. Mater. Today Proceed. 18, 4549–4555 (2019)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. M.S. Prabhu, A.E. Perumal, S. Arulvel, R.F. Issac, Friction and wear measurements of friction stir processed aluminium alloy 6082/CaCO3 composite. Measurement 142, 10–20 (2019)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. M. Paidar, O.O. Ojo, H.R. Ezatpour, A. Heidarzadeh, Influence of multi-pass FSP on the microstructure, mechanical properties and tribological characterization of Al/B4C composite fabricated by accumulative roll bonding (ARB). Surf. Coat. Technol. 361, 159–169 (2019)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. P. Roy, S. Singh, K. Pal, Enhancement of mechanical and tribological properties of SiC-and CB-reinforced aluminium 7075 hybrid composites through friction stir processing. Adv. Compos. Mater 28(sup1), 1–18 (2019)

    Google Scholar 

  16. G. Faraji, O. Dastani, S.A.A.A. Mousavi, Effect of process parameters on microstructure and micro-hardness of AZ91/Al 2 O 3 surface composite produced by FSP. J. Mater. Eng. Perform. 20(9), 1583–1590 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Funding

The authors have not disclosed any funding.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, India

    Nitesh Kumar (M. Tech Scholar), Prateek Gupta (Assistant Professor) & Rakesh Kumar Singh (Assistant Professor)

Authors
  1. Nitesh Kumar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Prateek Gupta
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Rakesh Kumar Singh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Nitesh Kumar.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

The authors have not disclosed any competing interests.

Additional information

Publisher's Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Springer Nature or its licensor holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law.

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Kumar, N., Gupta, P. & Singh, R.K. Fabrication of Al 6082/SiC Composite Using Friction Stir Processing. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. D 104, 603–608 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40033-022-00413-2

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40033-022-00413-2

Keywords

Search

Navigation