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Rate-Dependent Compressive Behaviour of SiC−B4C−Al Hybrid Composites

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Effect of hybridization on the rate-dependent behaviour of Aluminum metal matrix composites (MMCs) comprising (0, 10, 20, and 30%) monolithic and hybrid SiC–B4C were prepared by powder metallurgy technique and tested under quasi-static and dynamic compression. Split Hopkinson pressure bar results revealed diverse strain rates attained by MMCs. 30% SiC reinforcement of Al matrix resulted in 16.9% higher stress and 13.5% higher toughness compared to 30% B4C reinforced MMC. Hybridizing 20% SiC–10% B4C with Al-matrix resulted in 18.9% higher stress and 29.7% higher toughness compared to 30% B4C reinforced MMC. Damage studies revealed how inverting hybrid particle reinforcement leads to improved mechanical performance.

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Authors are grateful to Prof. Naresh Bhatnagar, Production Engineering Lab., Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT Delhi for granting permission to conduct the experiments.

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Tulsi Chouhan, Manoj Soni Rate-Dependent Compressive Behaviour of SiC−B4C−Al Hybrid Composites. Phys. Metals Metallogr. 124, 1567–1578 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031918X22601688

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