Showing papers in "International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture in 2022"

TL;DR: In this article , the aluminum alloy plates of AA6063 were fused using underwater friction stir welding using a D2 steel tool holder and an HSS tool with a conical pin.

TL;DR: In this paper , an attempt was made to drill microholes on Al/SiC composite, which was made at different machining indicators to analyze its effect on drilling rate (DR), electrode wear ratio (EWR), hole overcut (HO), and circularity (C).

TL;DR: In this paper , a set of optimized parameters to manufacture cost-effective lightweight parts having enhanced impact strength and hardness properties was investigated, where carbon fiber reinforced polylactic acid (PLA) was used to fabricate Izod test specimens as per ASTM D256 standard.

TL;DR: In this article , the machinability of the Al/SiC composite was checked with the electric discharge drilling, where microholes of diameter 1.5 mm were made on the developed composite using Response Surface Methodology based Box-Behnken design.

TL;DR: In this paper , the application of finite element analysis has been evaluated in the evaluation of the biomechanical and biodegradation behavior of Mg-based biomedical systems which are considered for use as stents, screws, staples, and implants for orthopedic and cardiovascular applications.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors explored the mechanical properties and print time of additively manufactured PLA with consideration to various process parameters, including nozzle diameter, number of outer shells, extrusion temperature, infill percentage, and infill pattern.

TL;DR: In this paper , a comprehensive review of free bending forming (FBF) technology and its flexibility in manufacturing thin-walled complex-shaped metallic tubes with variable curvatures is presented.

TL;DR: In this paper , the microstructural characteristics, mechanical and damping properties of Al-Zn based composites reinforced with 6, 8, and 10 wt% martensitic stainless steel (SS) and 10 Wt% silicon carbide (SiC) were investigated.

TL;DR: In this paper , the use of novel and environment pleasant lubricants like iron aluminium oil with minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) concept to machine this alloy using a low budget hard tool (uncoated carbide) and the performance was compared with dry machining.

TL;DR: In this article , the aluminum-based hybrid composite was developed using stir casting method, where Al6063 was used as matrix material and SiC along with Ti were used as reinforcement material.

TL;DR: In this paper , the development of stamp forming technology, benefits of using such technology and the typical quality issues in stamp forming of continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastics (FRTP) parts are discussed.

TL;DR: In this article , the performance of a beam-based lattice structure with a porosity of 50% to 80% was investigated in the case of overloading, and it was shown that the porosity increases with the number of shear bands formed during sample deformation.

TL;DR: In this paper , the dispersion of particle reinforcement in the base metal, aluminum-6061/SiC composites were made utilizing friction stir processing (FSP) tools with various probe profiles such as cylindrical, triflate, square, triangular, and hexagonal.

TL;DR: In this paper , the Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) technique is used for numerical modeling of the bobbin tool friction stir welding (BTFSW) of magnesium alloy.

TL;DR: In this article , the mechanical and thermal properties of GNP-reinforced virgin and recycled polycarbonate (PC) nanocomposites blended via a twin-screw extruder were examined.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used electroless deposition to coat a trio sequence of Zn-Cu-Sn layers: zinc, copper and tin, in order to enhance the corrosion resistance of an aluminum (Al) 6082 alloy.

TL;DR: In this paper , the influence of silicon nitride additive (2.5-5%) Si3N4 on the microstructure, sinterability, densification, and mechanical features of (TiB2-10SiC) and ( TiB2−20%SiC), and the impact of the aforementioned properties on the wear behaviour of the resulting composites.

TL;DR: In this article , a microperforated panel (MPP) made of natural fiber composite was fabricated and its acoustic absorption was measured using a two-microphone impedance tube method as per ISO 10534-2 standard.

TL;DR: In this paper , seven different Ti-6Al-4V porous scaffolds (Diamond, Grid, Cross, Vinties, Tesseract, Star and Octet) of 15 mm cube with 65% porosity were designed using Rhino 6 software and fabricated through selective laser melting (SLM).

TL;DR: In this paper , the microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of Ni-Cr-ZrO2 composites, manufactured by using the spark plasma sintering technique with different Sintering temperatures, were investigated.

TL;DR: In this article , the effects of tool rotation speed and pin geometry on microstructure and mechanical strength of dissimilar friction stir spot welded AA2024-O/AA6061-T6 joints were investigated.

TL;DR: In this paper , the capability of EDMD to produce micro-perforation with close dimensional tolerance in ZM21 Mg alloy was investigated, and the EDMD process variables like; discharge current (Ip), Pulse-on time (Ton), Pulseoff time (Toff), electrode material, electrode polarity, electrode rotation speed (RS), and work height were investigated for micro-drilling in Mg-alloy.

TL;DR: In this article , the influence of axial pitch, tangential feed, and spindle speed on cutting forces and surface integrity while milling AZ31 magnesium alloy was analyzed, and it was shown that axial feed was the most crucial factor contributing to the thrust force.

TL;DR: In this paper , the performance of face milling operations on the surface characteristics of AZ91 magnesium alloy was evaluated with uncoated and PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) coated carbide inserts at three levels of cutting speed (500, 700 and 900 m/min), feed rate (0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 mm/teeth) and depth of cut ( 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mm) under dry machining conditions.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors compared the drilling and helical milling process for hole-making in carbon fiber aluminum laminates (CARALL) by evaluating the machining forces, chip morphology, machining temperature, surface roughness, hole size, and burr size.

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of in situ reactive synthesis of Ti6Al4V-AlCoCrFeNiCu high entropy alloys by laser metal deposition on the microstructural and mechanical properties of the as-built alloy as opposed to the traditional method of mixing powders via a ball mill was investigated.

TL;DR: In this paper, high quality novel Pb alloys based composite foams reinforced with fly ash cenospheres of different diameters in a variety of volume fractions were successfully synthesized by stir casting.

TL;DR: In this paper , low-frequency vibration assisted bend-stretch forming has a good friction reduction effect due to the "surface effect" and enhances the forming ability of materials compared to traditional bend stretch forming.

TL;DR: In this article , the impact of increasing tool rotational speed from 400 to 1200 rpm while keeping tool traveling speed constant at 250 mm/min on surface microstructure, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance was explored in detail.

TL;DR: In this paper , an effort has been made to address the influence of ECAP on microstructure, mechanical properties, corrosion and galvanic corrosion of Magnesium and its alloys. But, achieving combination of properties such as high strength, good ductility and relatively better corrosion resistance in Mg alloys is still challenging.