INFLUENCES OF BORON CARBIDE PARTICLES ON THE WEAR RATE AND TENSILE STRENGTH OF AA2014 SURFACE COMPOSITE FABRICATED BY FRICTION-STIR PROCESSING

In this article, a boron carbide particle (B4C) reinforced AA2014 surface composite was first fabricated by friction-stir processing (FSP) to investigate the impact of volume percentage B4C, tool rotational speed and table on tensile strength (TS) wear rate (WR). The is one important candidates for making defense aerospace components due its high minimum weight. Taguchi orthogonal array employed design predict maximum rate. B4C most momentous parameter both optimum settings attaining 605 MPa 1.2 mm3/Nm are 15 %, 900 min–1 60 mm/min. process-parameter were used make specimen validating estimated results. microstructure chemical composition illustrated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), respectively. profile microscopic view worn-out also examined SEM images.