OPTIMIZATION OF PROCESS PARAMETERS OF ALUMINIUMALLOY(AL6061) – ALUMINA (AL2O3) COMPOSITES FABRICATED BY STIRCASTING

Authors

  • P.V.Rajesh Assistant Professor, Saranathan College of Engineering, Trichy, India Author
  • M.Sriram Prasanth 2Assistant Professor, Saranathan College of Engineering, Trichy, India Author

Keywords:

aluminium; alumina; stir casting; box behnken; response surface methodolgy; composites; shiphulls

Abstract

The present study deals with the Optimization of process parameters of Aluminium alloy (Al6061) – Alumina(Al2O3) Composites fabricated by Stir casting used in Ship hulls. The sample specimens are made by varyingthe percentage of reinforcements with respect to aluminium alloy. The evaluation of mechanical propertiesindicates the variations in tensile strength, hardness and impact energy for different composite combinations.
Aluminium is compared with the Al6061- Al2O3 composites because the composite samples have improvedmechanical properties than the aluminium alloy. Finally, the most suitable composite that is having the best
properties is optimized using Box Behnken technique in Response Surface Methodology.

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Published

2018-02-28

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2018): February

Section

Articles