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Microstructure development, mechanical and tribological properties of a semisolid A356/xSiCp composite

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In this paper, the microstructure (size and morphology of eutectic Si), impact toughness and sliding wear properties of A356 Al-Si alloy and composites containing 10, 20 and 25% of SiCp reinforcement produced by semisolid stirring technique were investigated.
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This article is published in Journal of Applied Research and Technology.The article was published on 2017-12-01 and is currently open access. It has received 27 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Microstructure & Eutectic system.

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A Cluster-Profile Comparative Study on Machining AlSi 7 /63% of SiC Hybrid Composite Using Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering and K-Means

TL;DR: In this paper, an attempt has been made to study the possibilities of taking the advantages of these approaches to machining using the Abrasive Water Jet Machine (AWJM) for Taguchi's L27 Orthogonal Array (OA).
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Mechanical properties and microstructure of A356 alloy reinforced AlN/MWCNT/Graphite/Al composites fabricated by stir casting

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of different shaped reinforcement in the microstructure and mechanical behaviour of composites was investigated by reinforcing different shaped particles Aluminium Nitride (AlN), Multi-Walled Carbon Nano Tube (MWCNT), and graphite (Gr).
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Appraisal of tribological properties of A356 with 20% SiC composites under dry sliding condition

TL;DR: In this article, the tribological properties of A356 alloy reinforced with 20-wt% SiC composite prepared by liquid metallurgy route were evaluated using a pin-on-disk tribometer at room temperature under dry sliding condition.
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Spark plasma sintered Ti-6Al-4V-Si3N4-TiN ternary composites: Effect of combined microsized Si3N4 and TiN addition on microstructure and mechanical properties for aerospace application

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of Si3N4 and TiN on the performance characteristics of Ti-6Al-4V alloy was seen to be compactable and beneficial for aerospace application.
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Prediction of Dry Sliding Wear Response of AlMg1SiCu/Silicon Carbide/Molybdenum Disulphide Hybrid Composites Using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) and Response Surface Methodology (RSM)

TL;DR: In this article, an effort was made to predict the dry sliding wear response of AlMg1SiCu alloy hybrid composites which were reinforced with 10% Silicon carbide particles (SiC) together with weight fractions of 3, 6 and 9% of self-lubricant molybdenum disulphide particles through melt stir casting.
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Microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-Al2O3 micro and nano composites fabricated by stir casting

TL;DR: In this article, a three-step mixing method was used to improve the wettability and distribution of reinforcement particles within the matrix, which included heat treatment of micro and nano Al2O3 particles, injection of heat-treated particles, and stirring the melt at different speeds.
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The wettability of SiC particles by molten aluminium alloy

TL;DR: A review of available information on factors which contribute to poor wetting between ceramic phases, and liquid metals is presented in this article, focusing on aluminium, a common MMC matrix material.
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Eutectic modification and microstructure development in Al–Si Alloys

TL;DR: In this article, the state-of-the-art in understanding the mechanism of eutectic nucleation and growth in Al-Si alloys, inspecting samples, both quenched and uninterrupted, on the macro, micro and nano-scale.
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Processing, microstructure and tensile properties of nano-sized Al2O3 particle reinforced aluminum matrix composites

TL;DR: In this paper, a nano-Al2O3/2024 composites were prepared by solid-liquid mixed casting combined with ultrasonic treatment, and the obtained composite exhibited fine grain microstructure, reasonable Al 2O3 nanoparticles distribution in the matrix, and low porosity.
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Studies on mechanical and dry sliding wear of Al6061–SiC composites

TL;DR: In this paper, the experimental results of the mechanical and tribological properties of Al6061-SiC composites are presented, and it is shown that the density of the composites increase with increased SiC content and agrees with the values obtained through the rule of mixtures.
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