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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…

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Miscellanea Views: 991 Downloads: 933 Vol. 9, No. 34 (2015) September 29, 2015

Robust design of a polygonal shaft-hub coupling

R. Citarella, M. Perrella

In this work, the Taguchi method is applied for the optimal choice of design parameter values for a polygonal shaft-hub coupling. The objective is to maximize a performance function, minimizing, at the same time, its sensitivity to noises…

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SI: Research activities of the Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materi Views: 564 Downloads: 416 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 2, 2019 pp. 517-525

Multi-parameter analysis of curing cycle for GNPs/glass fabric/ epoxy laminated nanocomposites

Georgios Seretis, Aikaterini Polyzou, Dimitrios Manolakos, Christopher Provatidis

In this study, a multi-parameter analysis, using Taguchi method for design of experiments, has been conducted to investigate the optimum curing conditions for GNPs/E-glass fabric/epoxy laminated nanocomposites. The independent variables in…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.43Copy the DOI link

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 127 Downloads: 113 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) April 21, 2026 pp. 120-137

Microstructure, tensile and fractographic behavior of friction stir welded joints AA6061 and AA2024

C N Vikas, N. Nagesha, Manjunath Vatnalmath, Mr SathyaNarayana N

The present study focused on the evaluation of critical influencing parameters of the FSW of AA6061-T6 and AA2024-T351 alloys. The materials properties of AA6061-T6 are heat-treatable alloys possessing properties of good resistance to…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 562 Downloads: 379 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) June 6, 2025 pp. 219-235

Investigation on the tensile strength, hardness and wear properties in n-B4C reinforced Al7075 composites

Ravikumar

The impact of n-B₄C on the mechanical and tribological behavior of Al7075 particle reinforced composites were assessed by analyzing samples of the resultant nano-composites for micro-structure, hardness, tensile strength, and wear behavior…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 872 Downloads: 581 Vol. 14, No. 54 (2020) September 23, 2020 pp. 211-225

Optimum Sustainable Mix Proportions of High Strength Concrete by Using Taguchi Method

M.A. Warda, H.S. Khalil, Seleem Ahmad, I.M. Mahdi

In this study, mix proportion parameters of high strength concrete (HSC) were analyzed by using the Taguchi’s experiment design methodology for optimal design. For that purpose, mixtures are designed in a L₂₇ orthogonal array with six…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 704 Downloads: 568 Vol. 18, No. 69 (2024) May 29, 2024 pp. 210-226

The Impact of nanoparticles (B4C-Al2O3) on mechanical, wear, fracture behavior and machining properties of formwork grade Al7075 composites

T. B. Prakash, M. Gangadharappa, Santhosh Somashekar, M. Ravikumar

This study explores how ageing temperature and the volume percentage of Al₂O₃+B₄C nanoparticles influence the machinability and hardness of stir-cast Al-7075 Metal Matrix Composite (MMC). Using liquid metallurgy techniques, hybrid…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 685 Downloads: 659 Vol. 18, No. 67 (2024) December 17, 2023 pp. 137-152

Optimization of damage repair with piezoelectric actuators using the Taguchi method

Abdul Aabid Shaikh

Over the last two decades, piezoelectric actuators have emerged as a promising solution for structural repair. In this work, initially the stress intensity factor (SIF) estimation using the finite element (FE) approach at crack tips in…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 66 Downloads: 25 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) May 25, 2026 pp. 316-339

Parametric analysis of carbon nanofiber effects on mechanical properties and abrasion resistance of GF/PPS hybrid composites

Suresha B, Arun Y C, Ravishankar R, Pradeep Kumar V G, Tejas M R

The focus of this research was to investigate the effects of carbon nanofiber (CNF) reinforcement on the mechanical performance, interfacial characteristics, and abrasive wear behavior of short glass fiber/polyphenylene sulfide (GF/PPS)…

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Miscellanea Views: 855 Downloads: 563 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 2, 2019 pp. 377-384

Characterizations of TIG welded joints of Unalloyed Commercially Pure Titanium Gr-2 for Weld Process Parameters

Hiralal S. Patil, D. C PATEL, C. S PATIL

Titanium and Titanium Alloys can be welded by gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, plasma arc and electron beam welding processes. Titanium material is a reactive metal and is sensitive to embrittlement by oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen gas…

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Fracture Views: 732 Downloads: 680 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 32-46

Investigation on Microstructure, Hardness, Wear behavior and Fracture Surface Analysis of Strontium (Sr) and Calcium (Ca) Content A357 Modified Alloy by Statistical Technique

K. Ganesh, K. Hemachandra Reddy, S. Sudhakar Babu, R Suresh

The aluminum alloy are extensively used in several industrial applications. Stir casting is one of the most frequently accepted methods. In the present investigation, how the microstructure, mechanical and wear mechanics of A357 alloy were…

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SI: Developments in the fracture and fatigue assessment of materials Views: 1,132 Downloads: 470 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 23, 2018 pp. 14-24

Investigating the contribution of geometrical parameters and immersion time on fracture toughness of jute fabric composites using statistical techniques

Dr. Bharath K N, G. B. Manjunatha

The aim of this work is to evaluate the failure analysis of jute fabric reinforced composite using statistical technique for marine applications. A fracture mechanics approach is proposed to determine the failure load and fracture…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 898 Downloads: 692 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 573-584

Effect of friction-welding parameters on the tensile strength of AA6063 with dissimilar joints

Yashwanth Chapke, Dinesh N. Kamble

In this paper, the effect of welding parameters of rotary friction welding between AA6063 and AISI4130 and AA6063 and Copper are investigated. The major influencing parameters considered are upset pressure, friction time and friction…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 489 Downloads: 307 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) August 10, 2025 pp. 73-88

Study on B4C Particulates Size on Mechanical Behavior, Fractured Surface and Optimization of the Wear Parameters of the Al7075 Composites by Statistical Approach

M. Ravikumar

Aluminum composites with varied weight percentages of 0-2.5 B₄C particles and micro- and nanoparticle sizes were fabricated by stir-casting. The material's mechanical and wear characteristics were evaluated. We used dry pin-on-disc wear…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 1,030 Downloads: 651 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 59-68

Al2O3 and TiO2 flux enabling activated tungsten inert gas welding of 304 austenitic stainless steel plates

Hiralal S. Patil, D. C. Patel

Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) is important in those manufacturing where it is significant to control the mechanical and metallurgical characteristics and its weld bead geometry. This work has been committed to study the influence of…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 1,035 Downloads: 607 Vol. 18, No. 70 (2024) August 15, 2024 pp. 157-176

Effect of printing process parameters on tensile strength and wear rate of 17-4PH stainless steel deposited using SLM process

Priya Sahadevan, Pon Selvan Chithirai, Avinash Lakshmikanthan, Amiya Bhaumik, Agustin Flores Cuautle

In the current work 17-4PH Stainless Steel is deposited using SLM process. It is widely used to build structural parts appropriate for automotive, medical, and aerospace applications. The 17-4 PH SS samples were deposited using technical…

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