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Vacuum Stir Cast Developed Aluminium Alloy Hybrid Nanocomposite Performance Compared with Gravity Cast: Mechanical and Tribological Characteristics Study

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The present investigation is focused on enhancing the characteristics of aluminium alloy (Al6061) hybrid nanocomposites synthesized with constant (5 wt%) weight percentage of graphite (Gr) and 5, 7.5, and 10 wt% of silicon carbide (SiC) nanoparticles (50 nm) via liquid state stir vacuum to die cast process. The physical (actual density, theoretical density, and porosity), microstructural, mechanical (stress-strain and microhardness), and wear performance of Al6061 alloy hybrid nanocomposites were studied, and its results were compared with gravity die-cast developed composite samples. The liquid state stirs vacuum die-cast developed composites to facilitate good mechanical and wear characteristics. Moreover, the composite contained 10 wt% SiC, and 5 wt% Gr (sample 4) offered a low porosity level of 0.72%, higher microhardness of 86 ± 1.1 HV, better yield strength of 118 ± 0.5 MPa, an optimum tensile strength of 147 ± 0.58 MPa, and 3.2 mm strain value. Similarly, the sample 4 composite has higher wear resistance with a low wear rate of 0.321 mg/m and a good coefficient of friction (0.41) at 40 N under 0.75 m/sec.

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

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Baraniraj, A., Sathiyagnanam, A.P., Venkatesh, R. et al. Vacuum Stir Cast Developed Aluminium Alloy Hybrid Nanocomposite Performance Compared with Gravity Cast: Mechanical and Tribological Characteristics Study. Inter Metalcast 18, 1273–1283 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40962-023-01119-1

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