Progression in manufacturing of functionally graded materials and impact of thermal treatment—A critical review

M Sam, R Jojith, N Radhika - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2021 - Elsevier
Functionally graded materials (FGMs) revealed an immense growth with world-wide
demand. This paper details a critical review on the periodic transformation in FGM …

Processing methods and mechanical properties of aluminium matrix composites

GF Aynalem - Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Processing methods of aluminium matrix composites (AMCs) have been changing
continuously considering the ease of manufacturing and the final quality of the desired …

Evaluation of mechanical properties of aluminium alloy–alumina–boron carbide metal matrix composites

BV Ramnath, C Elanchezhian, M Jaivignesh… - Materials & Design, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the fabrication and mechanical investigation of aluminium alloy,
alumina (Al 2 O 3) and boron carbide metal matrix composites. Aluminium is the matrix metal …

Effect of nano/micro B4C particles on the mechanical properties of aluminium metal matrix composites fabricated by ultrasonic cavitation-assisted solidification …

R Harichandran, N Selvakumar - Archives of civil and mechanical …, 2016 - Springer
Lightweight aluminium metal matrix nanocomposites play a major role in automobile,
aerospace and other industries. This work aimed to investigate the effect of the addition of …

Fabrication and evaluation of mechanical and tribological properties of boron carbide reinforced aluminum matrix nanocomposites

EM Sharifi, F Karimzadeh, MH Enayati - Materials & Design, 2011 - Elsevier
In this study, fabrication and characterization of bulk Al–B4C nanocomposites were
investigated. B4C nanoparticles were mixed with pure Al powder by ball milling to produce …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced mechanical properties of AA6061-B4C composites developed by a novel ultra-sonic assisted stir casting

S Gudipudi, S Nagamuthu, KS Subbian… - … Science and Technology …, 2020 - Elsevier
The increase of B4C addition into an AA6061-B4C composite system will not be always an
ideal choice for improved properties because of the issues related to incorporation …

Mechanical and tribological characterization of industrial wastes reinforced aluminum alloy composites fabricated via friction stir processing

H Kumar, R Prasad, P Kumar, SP Tewari… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The fabrication of particulate reinforced metal matrix composites via melt based processes
poses issues like aggregation, wettability and formation of detrimental phases which may …

Tribological and corrosion properties of Al–12Si produced by selective laser melting

KG Prashanth, B Debalina, Z Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - cambridge.org
The effect of annealing on the tribological and corrosion properties of Al–12Si samples
produced by selective laser melting (SLM) is evaluated via sliding and fretting wear tests …

Microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-nano/micro SiC composites produced by stir casting technique

K Amouri, S Kazemi, A Momeni, M Kazazi - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this research, composites of A356-nano SiC (0.5 and 1.5 wt%) and A356-5 wt% of micro
SiC were produced by stir casting technique. After applying T6 heat treatment on a part of …

Review of piezoelectric actuator applications in damaged structures: Challenges and opportunities

A Aabid, M Hrairi, SJ Mohamed Ali, YE Ibrahim - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
Piezoelectric material transducers can work as an actuator or sensor. Generally, the actuator
will be used to repair the structure, and the sensor will be used to find the health condition. In …