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Quasi-Static, Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of Aluminum Alloy Composite Used in Brake Drums

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In this paper the results of a study aimed at investigating and understanding the quasi-static, cyclic fatigue properties and final fracture behavior of an aluminum alloy reinforced with particulates of ceramic, a viable candidate for use in brake drums of emerging automobiles, is highlighted. The processing treatment used to engineer the aluminum alloy composite is detailed. Specimens of both the aluminum composite and the preform that was used to engineer the composite were deformed in both tension and cyclic fatigue over a range of maximum stress in the room temperature, laboratory air environment and the number of cycles-to-failure was recorded. The stress-fatigue life response of the aluminum alloy composite is compared with the preform. Both the quasi-static and cyclic fatigue fracture surfaces of the deformed and failed samples were comprehensively examined in a scanning electron microscope to reveal the macroscopic fracture mode and to concurrently characterize the intrinsic features on the fracture surfaces.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 44325-3903, USA

    K. Manigandan & T. S. Srivatsan

  2. Department of Geology, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 44325, USA

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Akron, USA

    T. S. Srivatsan (Professor of Materials Science and Engineering) (Professor of Materials Science and Engineering)

  2. George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

    M. Ashraf Imam (Professor of Materials Science) (Professor of Materials Science)

  3. Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department, Materials Science and Engineering Program, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, USA

    R. Srinivasan (Professor, Director) (Professor, Director)

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Manigandan, K., Srivatsan, T.S., Quick, T. (2014). Quasi-Static, Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of Aluminum Alloy Composite Used in Brake Drums. In: Srivatsan, T.S., Imam, M.A., Srinivasan, R. (eds) Fatigue of Materials III. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48240-8_5

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