Investigation of the Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Al6061 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites Reinforced with TiB2

Investigation of the Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Al6061 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites Reinforced with TiB2 | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Investigation of the Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Al6061 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites Reinforced with TiB 2 Darshan C, Hemaraju H R, Ashok R Banagar, Sudharshan N This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8693844/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Objectives : In the present study, the mechanical and tribological characteristics of Aluminium alloy reinforced with varying percentages of titanium diboride (TiB 2 ) (0, 3, 6, and 9 wt%) were evaluated, and the stir casting method was employed to fabricate the composites. Data description: A Micro-hardness analysis revealed a hardness of 102 HV for Aluminium reinforced with 9% TiB2, which was the highest among all TiB2 combinations. Increased percentage of hardness was found with the increased TiB2 percentage in Aluminium. X-ray diffraction confirmed that higher TiB2 addition had enhanced the brittleness of the composites. Tribological (three-body abrasion test) studies showed that SEM observations support the dominant wear mechanism. Finally, the obtained results indicate that Al-TiB2 composites possess improved hardness and wear resistance, making them promising materials for marine and industrial applications where three-body abrasion is found. Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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