Volume 46, No 1, 2024, Pages 29-38

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Fabrication and Sliding Wear Characterization of Eggshell Particulate Reinforced AA6061 Alloy Metal Matrix Composites

Authors:

Chaman Lal , Sachin Tejyan , Vedant Singh

DOI: 10.24874/ti.1483.05.23.08

Received: 19 May 2023
Revised: 29 June 2023
Accepted: 7 August 2023
Published: 15 March 2024

Abstract:

In this work, AA6061 aluminum alloy composites reinforced with industrial wastes, i.e., eggshell particles are fabricated. The stir casting technique was used to fabricate the Al6061 metal matrix composites. The AA6061 matrix contains 3, 5, and 7 wt.% eggshell particles as reinforcement. Mechanical characterization i.e., hardness, toughness, and tensile strength was examined of the eggshell particle-reinforced composites. According to the experimental findings, adding eggshell particles significantly increased the material's hardness, tensile strength, and toughness. Moreover, the sliding wear resistance improved by adding eggshell particles as reinforcement. ANNOVA results predict that sliding velocity and load are the dominant factors for the sliding wear of composites.

Keywords:

Eggshell, Metal matrix composites, Stir casting, Mechanical properties, Sliding wear