About this Abstract |
Meeting |
MS&T21: Materials Science & Technology
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Symposium
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Development of Light Weight Alloys and Composites
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Presentation Title |
Magnesium Alloy Composite with Metal Reinforced Particles Using Friction Stir Processing To Improve Mechanical Properties |
Author(s) |
Sangam Sangral, Jayaprakash Murugesan, Mahesh Patel, Achyuth Kulkarni |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Sangam Sangral |
Abstract Scope |
Owing to excessive environmental concerns and rising fuel cost, Magnesium alloy is the promising material of interest in automobile industry. In this study, the metallic powder (Nickel at diff. vol%) was employed as a reinforcement into AZ31 magnesium alloy (matrix) to form the metal matrix composite using friction stir processing. The microstructure characterization was done using an optical microscope and SEM. The tensile and fatigue behavior of the composites were also investigated in detail. From the results, the tensile strength of the composite was improved using reinforced particles and helped to retain significant ductility. The results obtained indicates a substantial improvement in the fatigue life of MMC as compared to the base material. Fretting is the major concern due to severe vibrations in most the automotive components. Fretting wear properties were evaluated using SEM equipped with EDS and surface profilometry. |