It is well known that aluminium is today the most widely used metallic material besides steel. The mechanical characteristics of aluminium offer an increasing application field, especially where lightweight constructions are required. The demands for improved characteristics such as higher strength and greater durability are achieved by the development of new aluminium alloys. Continuous effort...

Reinforcement performs a dynamic function in the efficiency and durability of composite materials. In past, various researchers have conducted studies aimed at use different chemical particles as reinforcement particulates for aluminium metal matrix composites, leading to progressive results desired properties reinforced material. This study shows potential harnessing agro-waste materials inste...

To accurately describe the mechanical properties of aluminium alloy sheet during deformation, an inverse identification was presented to deal with material parameters from the popular punch stretch test. In the identification procedure, the optimization strategy combines finite element method (FEM), Latin hypercube sampling (LHS), Kriging model and multi-island genetic algorithm (MIGA). The pro...

friction welding is widely used in various industries. in friction welding, heat is generated by conversion of mechanical energy into thermal energy at the interface the work pieces during pin rotation under pressure. a three-dimensional thermo mechanical simulation of friction stir welding (fsw) processes is carried out for aluminium alloys of 6061and 7050 where the simulation results are comp...

Friction Surfacing Cladding (FSC) is a relatively new solid state process to deposit thin metallic clad layers on substrates. It employs a hollow rotating tool that supplies the clad material. Frictional and viscous heating take place that soften the clad material and enhance the bonding of the clad material to the substrate. Thin layers of commercially pure aluminium can be deposited well on a...

The corrosion behaviour of aluminium and6063 aluminium alloy was investigated in phosphoric acid of different concentrations at different temperatures. The study was done by electrochemical method, using Tafel polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques. The kinetic parameters and thermodynamic parameters were calculated using Arrhenius theory and transition state t...

Aluminium alloy based metal matrix composites are being extensively used in the aerospace, automobile, defense, marine and electronic industries owing to their excellent strength, high resistance wear, corrosion better thermal stability. Many investigators have explored different aluminium series composites, like heat treatable AA2024, AA6061 AA7075 since properties of these alloys can be easil...

The ceramic particle reinforcement process is one of the most utilized techniques to enhance metal surface. current investigation uses vanadium and niobium carbides reinforce AA6061 alloy using friction stir (FSP). mechanical properties are evaluated ultrasound conventional compressive tests; furthermore, microstructure physical carried out show effect single hybrid additives particles on surfa...

A great number of wheel tests are required in designing and manufacturing of wheels to meet satisfactory requirements. The impact performance of a wheel is the major concern. Numerical implementation of impact test is essential to shorten the design time, improve the mechanical performance and lower development cost. Project includes the “Topology Optimization of Cast Aluminium Alloy wheel” usi...