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Corrosion and Mechanical Properties of Novel AA2024 Matrix Hybrid Nanocomposites Reinforced with B4C and SiC Particles

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In this work, the powder metallurgy method has been used to synthesis nano-sized B4C and SiC reinforcement AA2024 matrix hybrid nanocomposite. The effect of B4C and SiC reinforcement content on mechanical and corrosion behavior of AA2024-B4C/SiC hybrid nanocomposite was examined. The corrosion test results show that corrosion current density (3.17 A/cm2 × 10−6) of AA20240-4 wt% B4C/SiC hybrid nanocomposite sample was 46.12 A/cm2 × 10−6 (lower than current density of AA2024 sample). The corrosion current rate of AA2024 alloy was almost 14 times higher than AA2024-4 wt% of B4C/SiC hybrid nanocomposites. Mechanical tests showed that the hardness value of hybrid nanocomposites increases as increased reinforcement content and AA2024-5 wt% B4C/SiC hybrid nanocomposite has a maximum hardness of 179.4 HB.

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Karabacak, A.H., Çanakçı, A., Erdemir, F. et al. Corrosion and Mechanical Properties of Novel AA2024 Matrix Hybrid Nanocomposites Reinforced with B4C and SiC Particles. Silicon 14, 8567–8579 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-021-01582-7

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