ABSTRACT

The production of aluminum metal matrix composites (AMMCs) has been a great challenge for commercial sectors and the research fraternity. Over the past few decades, many modifications and hybrid techniques have been designed and developed by the researchers to address the manufacturing issues and reduce the production cost in developing AMMCs. In this regard, there is a need to address fundamental issues such as wettability and uniform distribution of particles across the matrix. Due to the poor mixing of particles, the materials’ hardness, strength, and wear properties are affected. In the present research, aluminum-titanium diboride metal matrix composite (Al-TiB₂ MMC) has been synthesized by developing a novel hybrid liquid processing technique. The performance efficacy of the novel hybrid experiment setup has been determined through the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach. Metallography has been done to demonstrate the uniformity of TiB₂ phase in aluminum. Mechanical and wear behavior of the Al-TiB₂ MMC have been subsequently assessed and compared with conventional processing technique. The results obtained in the current study are promising and demonstrate the potential benefits of the novel hybrid liquid processing system from an industrial standpoint.

摘要

铝金属基复合材料 (AMMC) 的生产一直是商业部门和研究机构面临的巨大挑战。在过去的几十年中，研究人员设计和开发了许多修改和混合技术，以解决制造问题并降低开发 AMMC 的生产成本。在这方面，需要解决基本问题，例如颗粒在基质上的润湿性和均匀分布。由于颗粒混合不良，影响了材料的硬度、强度和磨损性能。在本研究中，铝-二硼化钛金属基复合材料（Al-TiB ₂MMC) 已通过开发一种新的混合液体处理技术合成。新型混合实验装置的性能效率已通过计算流体动力学 (CFD) 方法确定。已进行金相学以证明铝中 TiB ₂相的均匀性。_{随后评估了 Al-TiB 2} MMC的机械和磨损行为，并与传统加工技术进行了比较。当前研究中获得的结果很有希望，并从工业角度证明了新型混合液体处理系统的潜在优势。