Tribological characteristics of TiO2particles reinforced aluminum nanocomposites produced via liquid metallurgy techniques with ultrasonic vibrator

  • S. Saravanan
  • , S. T. Jayasuthahar
  • , V. Dhinakaran
  • , S. Sankar

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Abstract

Composite materials have variety of new potential usage in various technological areas such as aerospace, automobile, energy, medicine, and chemical industry. In this work, 0, 1, 3, and 5 weight percentages of TiO2 particles were incorporated into the 6063 aluminum alloy by using the liquid metallurgy techniques with ultrasonic vibrator. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was used to analyze the even dispersion or distribution of elements in composites. Characterization of mechanical properties confirms the particles added increases the hardness of the composites due to nano sized particles. The highest tensile stress was obtained by 5 wt. % of TiO2 particles. It was exposed that the presence of TiO2 reinforcement led to significant enhancement of strength of the material without sacrificing AA6063 ductility. The wear rate enhance with rising to in load and dependent upon TiO2 occurrence in the AA6063. With the composites tested and the AA6063-5 wt. % TiO2 exhibited superior wear resistance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of International Conference on Recent Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering, ICRTMME 2019
EditorsV. Dhinakaran, G. Kumaresan, Ramesh Raju
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735440135
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Oct 2020
Event1st International Conference on Recent Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering, ICRTMME 2019 - Chennai, India
Duration: 12 Dec 201913 Dec 2019

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2283
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference1st International Conference on Recent Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering, ICRTMME 2019
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityChennai
Period12/12/1913/12/19

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