Fracture and Structural Integrity e-ISSN 1971-8993 Open access
Fracture Vol. 17, No. 63 (2023)

Influence of Quenching Agents on Mechanical, Wear, and Fracture Characteristics of Al2O3 / MoS2 Reinforced Al-6061 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite (MMCs)

Author and affiliation details
  • K. R. Suchendra Department of Mechanical Engineering, R L Jalappa Institute of Technology, Bangalore (R), Karnataka, India
  • M. Sreenivasa Reddy Department of Mechanical Engineering, R L Jalappa Institute of Technology, Bangalore (R), Karnataka, India
  • M. Ravikumar Corresponding author Department of Mechanical Engineering, B. M. S. Evening College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka, India ravikumar.muk@gmail.com
DOI
10.3221/IGF-ESIS.63.12
Pages
122-133
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Abstract

Aluminium (Al) based composites enhance the mechanical and wear behavior by heat treatment. The quenching factors like cooling agent, cooling rate and temperature of cooling are expected to influence the hardness, tensile, and wear behavior of the Al MMCs. This research shows the outcomes of a sequence of experiments to find the wear and mechanical behavior of the Al6061-Al2O3-MoS2 hybrid composites are quenched with different quenching agents. Hardening of the developed hybrid composites was carried out at 510ºC for the time period of 2 hours. Later, the same composite samples were quenched in ice cubes and water separately. Finally, age-hardening was done at 180ºC temperature for 4 hours and then the samples were cooled under room temperature. Heat treated hybrid composites were subjected to evaluate the hardness, tensile, and wear behavior. The outcomes reveal that the heat treatment significantly enhances the wear and mechanical behavior of hybrid composites. High mechanical strength and improved wear characteristics were observed in the hybrid composites which were quenched using ice cubes. The fractured surface of the tensile test samples and the wornout surface of wear test specimens were studied using a SEM analysis.

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  1. ReceivedUntil the next stage: 24 days
  2. Revision requestedUntil the next stage: 25 days
  3. RevisedUntil the next stage: 10 days
  4. AcceptedUntil the next stage: 44 days
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How to cite

APA

Suchendra, K. R., Sreenivasa Reddy, M., & Ravikumar, M. (2022). Influence of Quenching Agents on Mechanical, Wear, and Fracture Characteristics of Al2O3 / MoS2 Reinforced Al-6061 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite (MMCs). Fracture and Structural Integrity, 17(63), 122–133. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.63.12

IEEE

K. R. Suchendra, M. Sreenivasa Reddy, and M. Ravikumar, “Influence of Quenching Agents on Mechanical, Wear, and Fracture Characteristics of Al2O3 / MoS2 Reinforced Al-6061 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite (MMCs),” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 17, no. 63, pp. 122–133, 2022, doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.63.12.

MLA

Suchendra, K. R., et al. “Influence of Quenching Agents on Mechanical, Wear, and Fracture Characteristics of Al2O3 / MoS2 Reinforced Al-6061 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite (MMCs).” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 17, no. 63, 2022, pp. 122–133. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.63.12.

Chicago

Suchendra, K. R., M. Sreenivasa Reddy, and M. Ravikumar. 2022. “Influence of Quenching Agents on Mechanical, Wear, and Fracture Characteristics of Al2O3 / MoS2 Reinforced Al-6061 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite (MMCs).” Fracture and Structural Integrity 17 (63): 122–133. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.63.12.

Harvard

Suchendra, K.R., Sreenivasa Reddy, M. and Ravikumar, M. (2022) ‘Influence of Quenching Agents on Mechanical, Wear, and Fracture Characteristics of Al2O3 / MoS2 Reinforced Al-6061 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite (MMCs)’, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 17(63), pp. 122–133. doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.63.12.

Vancouver

Suchendra KR, Sreenivasa Reddy M, Ravikumar M. Influence of Quenching Agents on Mechanical, Wear, and Fracture Characteristics of Al2O3 / MoS2 Reinforced Al-6061 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite (MMCs). Fracture and Structural Integrity. 2022;17(63):122-133. doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.63.12

BibTeX

@article{suchendra2022, author = {Suchendra, K. R. and Sreenivasa Reddy, M. and Ravikumar, M.}, title = {Influence of Quenching Agents on Mechanical, Wear, and Fracture Characteristics of Al2O3 / MoS2 Reinforced Al-6061 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite (MMCs)}, journal = {Fracture and Structural Integrity}, year = {2022}, volume = {17}, number = {63}, pages = {122--133}, doi = {10.3221/IGF-ESIS.63.12}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.63.12}, issn = {1971-8993} }

RIS

TY - JOUR AU - Suchendra, K. R. AU - Sreenivasa Reddy, M. AU - Ravikumar, M. TI - Influence of Quenching Agents on Mechanical, Wear, and Fracture Characteristics of Al2O3 / MoS2 Reinforced Al-6061 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite (MMCs) JO - Fracture and Structural Integrity T2 - Fracture and Structural Integrity PY - 2022 DA - 2022/12/21 VL - 17 IS - 63 SP - 122 EP - 133 DO - 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.63.12 UR - https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.63.12 SN - 1971-8993 ER -

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