Fracture and Structural Integrity e-ISSN 1971-8993 Open access
Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025)

Studies on mechanical, fractured surface, wear, and thermal characteristics of TiC reinforced structural grade Al6061 MMCs

Author and affiliation details
  • T. P. Gowrishankar Department of Mechanical Engineering, R L Jalappa Institute of Technology, India ORCID iD0000-0001-9432-3836
  • G. L. Umesh Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bangalore Institute of Technology, India ORCID iD0000-0002-0468-2294
  • B. R. Vinod Department of Civil Engineering, BMS Institute of Technology and Management, India ORCID iD0000-0001-8709-6807
  • M. Ravikumar Corresponding author Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, B M S College of Engineering, Karnataka, India ORCID iD0000-0002-4958-839X ravikumar.muk@gmail.com
DOI
10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.23
Pages
373-384
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Abstract

Stir casting technique has been used in the current study to process Al6061 reinforced with TiC particles of different concentrations. The processed compounds' composition of TiC and Al6061 has been verified by Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS) tests. TiC has been added to Al6061 in a range of weight concentrations, including 0, 3, 6, 9, and 12%. To determine the composite material's structure, an optical microscope research was used. It is endeavored to investigate the microstructure, mechanical, wear, and thermal performance of TiC-reinforced composites with varying weight fractions in this study. It was observed that, the strength of the developed composites increased by 51.89% in hardness, 18.47% in tensile strength and 40% in wear rate with the addition of TiC. Also, when compared to the alloy material, TiC particle reinforced Al6061 showed superior thermal characteristics.

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APA

Gowrishankar, T. P., Umesh, G. L., Vinod, B. R., & Ravikumar, M. (2025). Studies on mechanical, fractured surface, wear, and thermal characteristics of TiC reinforced structural grade Al6061 MMCs. Fracture and Structural Integrity, 19(74), 373–384. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.23

IEEE

T. P. Gowrishankar, G. L. Umesh, B. R. Vinod, and M. Ravikumar, “Studies on mechanical, fractured surface, wear, and thermal characteristics of TiC reinforced structural grade Al6061 MMCs,” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 19, no. 74, pp. 373–384, 2025, doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.23.

MLA

Gowrishankar, T. P., et al. “Studies on mechanical, fractured surface, wear, and thermal characteristics of TiC reinforced structural grade Al6061 MMCs.” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 19, no. 74, 2025, pp. 373–384. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.23.

Chicago

Gowrishankar, T. P., G. L. Umesh, B. R. Vinod, and M. Ravikumar. 2025. “Studies on mechanical, fractured surface, wear, and thermal characteristics of TiC reinforced structural grade Al6061 MMCs.” Fracture and Structural Integrity 19 (74): 373–384. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.23.

Harvard

Gowrishankar, T.P., Umesh, G.L., Vinod, B.R. and Ravikumar, M. (2025) ‘Studies on mechanical, fractured surface, wear, and thermal characteristics of TiC reinforced structural grade Al6061 MMCs’, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 19(74), pp. 373–384. doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.23.

Vancouver

Gowrishankar TP, Umesh GL, Vinod BR, Ravikumar M. Studies on mechanical, fractured surface, wear, and thermal characteristics of TiC reinforced structural grade Al6061 MMCs. Fracture and Structural Integrity. 2025;19(74):373-384. doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.23

BibTeX

@article{gowrishankar2025, author = {Gowrishankar, T. P. and Umesh, G. L. and Vinod, B. R. and Ravikumar, M.}, title = {Studies on mechanical, fractured surface, wear, and thermal characteristics of TiC reinforced structural grade Al6061 MMCs}, journal = {Fracture and Structural Integrity}, year = {2025}, volume = {19}, number = {74}, pages = {373--384}, doi = {10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.23}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.23}, issn = {1971-8993} }

RIS

TY - JOUR AU - Gowrishankar, T. P. AU - Umesh, G. L. AU - Vinod, B. R. AU - Ravikumar, M. TI - Studies on mechanical, fractured surface, wear, and thermal characteristics of TiC reinforced structural grade Al6061 MMCs JO - Fracture and Structural Integrity T2 - Fracture and Structural Integrity PY - 2025 DA - 2025/09/11 VL - 19 IS - 74 SP - 373 EP - 384 DO - 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.23 UR - https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.23 SN - 1971-8993 ER -

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