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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 467 Downloads: 343 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) September 11, 2025 pp. 373-384

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

T. P. Gowrishankar, G. L. Umesh, B. R. Vinod, M. Ravikumar

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…

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Damage mechanics Views: 349 Downloads: 204 Vol. 20, No. 76 (2026) March 4, 2026 pp. 223-237

Influence of hybrid nano Al2O3–ZrO2 reinforcements on microstructure, fracture toughness and fractographic behaviour of Al6061 alloy

Annapoorna Krishnappa, Manjunath Vatnalmath, Virupaxi Auradi, Madeva Nagaral

A present study reveals the influence of nano Al₂O₃ and ZrO₂ reinforcements on the fracture toughness of Hybrid Metal matrix Composites (HMMCs) made of Al6061 alloy. Composites are synthesized by varying weight fraction of alumina and…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.76.14Copy the DOI link

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Damage mechanics Views: 729 Downloads: 556 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) December 5, 2024 pp. 285-301

Effect of Hybrid Nano Particle Reinforcements on Fractographic, Mechanical and Wear Behavior of Al6061 Alloy Composites Developed by Ultrasonic Assisted Stir Casting Technique

Annapoorna Krishnappa, Shobha Ramesh, Vedashantha Murthy Bharath, Rajanna Siddagangappa, Srimadhu Ashokkumar, Madeva Nagaral, Virupaxi Auradi

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of hybrid nanoparticle reinforcement with Al₂O₃ and ZrO₂ on the mechanical and wear parameters of Al6061 alloy-based Nano composites. MMC’s (Metal Matrix Composite) specimens were…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.21Copy the DOI link

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 425 Downloads: 255 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) November 5, 2025 pp. 265-280

Experimental and 3D numerical analysis on the effect of specimen thickness on fracture toughness of Al6061-SiC-cenosphere Hybrid composites

E. Ashoka, T.H. Manjunatha, H. S. Naveen Kumar, S. V. Lingaraju, H. N. Ravikumar

This study examines the fracture toughness of Al6061 alloy-based hybrid composites reinforced with silicon carbide particles and cenosphere microspheres. Aluminum alloy Al6061 is widely utilized in structural applications due to its…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.75.19Copy the DOI link

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Fractography and Advanced metallography Views: 891 Downloads: 750 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 178-193

Study on Micro-structure, Hardness and Optimization of Wear Characteristics of Al6061/TiB2/CeO2 Hotrolled MMCs using Taguchi Method

S. R. Sreenivasa Iyengar, D. Sethuramu, M. Ravikumar

Aluminium composites are extensively used in several industrial applications. The production of Metal Matrix Composite (MMCs) with varying wt. % of reinforcement/s leads to enhancement of wear and mechanical behavior. In the present work…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.65.12Copy the DOI link

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Miscellanea Views: 868 Downloads: 789 Vol. 11, No. 41 (2017) June 28, 2017 pp. Pages 484-490

Fracture toughness investigations of Al6061-Graphite particulate composite using compact specimens

Saleemsab Doddamani, Mohamed Kaleemulla

The objective of this research work is to study the fracture behavior of Al6061 with graphite particulate composite produced by the stir casting technique. For the study different composition of the particulate metal matrix composite used…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.41.60Copy the DOI link

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Advanced Manufacturing and Surface Treatment Views: 820 Downloads: 619 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 261-272

Investigation of Impact Energy Absorption of AA6061 and Composites: Role of Post-Aging Cooling Methods

G.V. Krishna Reddy, B. K. Naveen Kumar, G. Hareesha, A. M. Rajesh, Saleemsab Doddamani

Al6061 and its composites are widely employed in applications requiring high strength and impact resistance. Heat treatment, particularly ageing, is a well-established method for enhancing the mechanical properties of these composites.…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,034 Downloads: 598 Vol. 10, No. 37 (2016) June 13, 2016 pp. 360-368

Experimental investigation of effect of specimen thickness on fracture toughness of Al-TiC composites

M. S. Raviraj, C. M. Sharanaprabhu, G. C. Mohankumar

In this paper, the macro and micro-mechanical fracture behavior was studied for aluminum (Al6061) alloy matrix, reinforced with various proportions of TiC particles such as 3wt%, 5wt% and 7wt%. The Al6061-TiC metal matrix composites were…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,299 Downloads: 1,098 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 134-149

Fabrication, Mechanical and Wear Properties of Aluminum (Al6061)-Silicon Carbide-Graphite Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites

Shivakumar Gouda, G. B. Veeresh Kumar, R. Pramod, N. D. Prasanna, H. S. Balasubramanya, S. M. Aradhya

In recent times, the use of aluminum alloy-based Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites (HMMCs) is being increased in aerospace and automotive applications. HMMCs compensate for the low desirable properties of each filler used. However, the…

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Fracture Views: 955 Downloads: 0 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 244-253

A Study on microstructure, mechanical and fracture behavior of Al2O3 - MoS2 reinforced Al6061 hybrid composite

K. R. Suchendra, Reddy M Sreenivasa, M. Ravikumar

Al composites usage is growing and is gaining importance in aerospace, automotive and marine industries due to their excellent characteristics. Aluminum composites exhibit high resistance to wear and corrosion, possess high strength, offer…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,044 Downloads: 810 Vol. 11, No. 39 (2017) December 15, 2016 pp. Pages 274-281

Experimental investigation on fracture toughness of Al6061–graphite by using Circumferential Notched Tensile Specimens

Saleemsab Doddamani, Mohamed Kaleemulla

This paper presents the experimental work carried out on the fracture behavior of aluminium 6061 (Al6061) and graphite particulate composites. The required specimens are prepared using stir casting method with graphite proportions ranging…

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Fractography and Advanced metallography Views: 1,830 Downloads: 1,061 Vol. 17, No. 63 (2023) December 21, 2022 pp. 289-300

Mechanical, Wear, and Fracture Behavior of Titanium Diboride (TiB2) - Cerium Oxide (CeO2) Reinforced Al-6061 Hot-rolled Hybrid Composites

S. R. Sreenivasa Iyengar, D. Sethuramu, M. Ravikumar

Development of aluminium composites by stircasting technique is an effective method for fabrication of better quality of MMCs. Stircasting technique is one of the most commonly accepted techniques. In this research work, Al6061 / TiB₂+CeO₂…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.63.22Copy the DOI link

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 745 Downloads: 336 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) October 6, 2024 pp. 11-21

Indentation Fracture Toughness of Aluminium-Graphite Composites: Influence of Nano-particles

Ibrahim Alqahtani, B. Niyaz Ahmed, E. Ashoka, A. M. Rajesh, P. B. Bharath, Doddamani Saleemsab

In the field of composite materials, extensive research has been undertaken on aluminum-graphite composites. However, a research gap has been identified regarding the specific influence of nano-sized graphite particles on their fracture…

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