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  • Experimental analysis of AA7475/ZrC/Al2O3 hybrid composites by taguchi method

  • B. Somasundarama,*, K.T. Anandb, D. Kirubakaranc, P. Ganeshand, Sathish Kannane, A.H. Seikhf and A. Ghoshg

  • aSchool of Mechanical Engineering, REVA University, Bangalore, Karnataka 560064, India
    bDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Panimalar Polytechnic College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600029, India
    cDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, St. Joseph's Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600119, India
    dDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Coimbatore 641202, Tamil Nadu, India
    eDepartment of VLSI Microelectronics, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai - 602105, Tamilnadu, India
    fMechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
    gDepartment of Applied Science, University of Quebec at Chicoutimi, Saguenay, QC G7H 2B1, Canada

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Abstract

Metal-based composites, such as those used in the aerospace and automotive industries, are becoming increasingly popular due to their intrinsic advantages like higher strength-to-weight ratios and less wear rates. An aluminium 7475 alloy based on MMC was tested using the Taguchi design of the experiment. The major goal is to use the Taguchi method to anticipate the best parameters for castings with the highest tensile strength and hardness. Good quality castings can only be made with precise control of the process parameters. Stir casting was employed to make test samples with varying reinforcement weight percentages, stirring speeds, and processing temperatures. Analytical variance and orthogonal arrays were used to explore the influence of process factors on the desired attributes. The Taguchi method was used to identify the best settings for maximizing the mechanical characteristics of composites. The fundamental objective of this investigation is to find how various parameters can be altered to produce defect-free castings with the necessary tensile strength and hardness for certain applications. The Taguchi optimization method was demonstrated by conducting a test at the optimal level of processing parameters


Keywords: Zirconium carbide, Alumina, Taguchi, Hybrid, Optimization, ANOVA

This Article

  • 2023; 24(4): 626-633

    Published on Aug 31, 2023

  • 10.36410/jcpr.2023.24.4.626
  • Received on Mar 3, 2023
  • Revised on Mar 29, 2023
  • Accepted on Apr 5, 2023

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  • B. Somasundaram

  • School of Mechanical Engineering, REVA University, Bangalore, Karnataka 560064, India
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  • E-mail: somasundaramb565@gmail.com