Spark Plasma Sintering and Characterization of Al-TiB2 Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Densification Behavior of Sintered Samples
3.2. Micro-Structural and SEM Analysis
3.3. Mechanical Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Metal | Al | Mg | Fe | Si | Cu | Mn | Cr | Ti | Zn | Others |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% Composition | 95.8–98.6 | 0.8–1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4–0.8 | 0.15–0.4 | 0.15 | 0.04–0.35 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.2 |
Characteristics | TiB2 |
---|---|
Apparent Density (g/cm3) | 2.3 |
Tapped Density (g/cm3) | 3.2 |
Flow rate in s/50 g | 21 |
Theoretical Density g/cm3 | 4.52 |
Shape | Irregular |
Purity | 99.5% |
wt% TiB2 Composition | Temperature °C | Ultimate Tensile Strength (MPa) | Micro Vickers Hardness (HV) | Elongation (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nil | 500 | 112 ± 4 | 65 ± 2 | 12 |
550 | 120 ± 7 | 68 ± 3 | 15 | |
2.5 | 500 | 216 ± 5 | 76 ± 1 | 8 |
550 | 223 ± 7 | 77 ± 2 | 3 | |
5 | 500 | 254 ± 12 | 71 ± 2 | 4 |
550 | 257 ± 5 | 74 ± 4 | 5 | |
7.5 | 500 | 262 ± 6 | 68 ± 1 | 4 |
550 | 282 ± 4 | 73 ± 2 | 7 | |
10 | 500 | 314 ± 2 | 69 ± 3 | 9 |
550 | 316 ± 1 | 75 ± 1 | 7 |
Authors | Composition | Tensile Strength | Fabrication Technique |
---|---|---|---|
Selvaganesan et al. (2013) [42] | Al-6061 alloy Al-6061 + 3%TiB2 Al-6061 + 6% TiB2 Al-6061 + 9% TiB2 Al-6061 + 12% TiB2 | 178 MPa 198 MPa 207 MPa 219 MPa 210 MPa | Two Step Stir Casting |
Johny James. et al. (2014) [43] | Al-6061 + 10%SiC + 0% TiB2 Al-6061 + 10%SiC+2.5% TiB2 Al-6061 + 10%SiC + 5% TiB2 | 150 MPa 54 MPa 97 MPa | Stir Casting |
Suresh et al. (2014) [44] | Al-6061 alloy Al-6061 + 10% TiB2 Al-6061 + 20% TiB2 Al-6061 + 10% TiB2 + 2%gGr Al-6061 + 20% TiB2 + 2%Gr | 125 MPa 150 MPa 175 MPa 179 MPa 160 MPa | Stir Casting |
Elvin Raju et al. (2018) [49] | Al-6061 + 3%SiC + 2% TiB2 Al-6061 + 5%SiC + 5% TiB2 | 158.28 MPa 155.90 MPa | Stir Casting |
Hadian et al. (2019) [40] | Al/10 vol% of (TiC + TiB2) Al/20 vol% of (TiC + TiB2) Al/30 vol% of (TiC + TiB2) Al/40 vol% of (TiC + TiB2) | 260 MPa 342 MPa 315 MPa 298 MPa | SPS-456 °C-50 MPa |
Current work | Al-6061 alloy Al-6061 + 2.5% TiB2 Al-6061 + 5% TiB2 Al-6061 + 7.5% TiB2 Al-6061 + 10% TiB2 | 112 MPa 216 MPa 254 MPa 262 MPa 314 MPa | SPS-500 °C-30 MPa |
Current work | Al-6061 alloy Al-6061 + 2.5% TiB2 Al-6061 + 5% TiB2 Al-6061 + 7.5% TiB2 Al-6061 + 10% TiB2 | 120 MPa 223 MPa 257 MPa 282 MPa 316 MPa | SPS-550 °C-30 MPa |
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Annamalai, A.R.; Srikanth, M.; Muthuchamy, A.; Acharya, S.; Khisti, A.; Agrawal, D.K.; Jen, C.-P. Spark Plasma Sintering and Characterization of Al-TiB2 Composites. Metals 2020, 10, 1110. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10091110
Annamalai AR, Srikanth M, Muthuchamy A, Acharya S, Khisti A, Agrawal DK, Jen C-P. Spark Plasma Sintering and Characterization of Al-TiB2 Composites. Metals. 2020; 10(9):1110. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10091110
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnnamalai, A. Raja, Muthe Srikanth, A. Muthuchamy, Shashank Acharya, Anup Khisti, Dinesh K. Agrawal, and Chun-Ping Jen. 2020. "Spark Plasma Sintering and Characterization of Al-TiB2 Composites" Metals 10, no. 9: 1110. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10091110