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Wear and Friction Behaviour of Stir-Cast Al7075 Metal Matrix Composites Reinforced with TiC Particles

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The tribological behavior of an aluminum metal matrix composite with TiC particles was investigated in this study. Composite specimens were prepared using the stir casting method, with the weight percentage of TiC particles with 2.5% Experiments were designed employing the Taguchi technique, with applied load, sliding velocity and sliding distance considered as control parameters with varying levels. Wear rate and coefficient of friction were determined using a Magnum pin-on-disc machine. ANOVA was then applied to assess the impact of each factor on wear rate and coefficient of friction. The results showed a significant effect of TiC reinforcement weight percentage on both specific wear rate and coefficient of friction. Increasing TiC reinforcement led to enhanced wear resistance of the composite material. Mathematical models were subsequently developed via regression to predict specific wear rate and coefficient of friction.

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Materials Science Forum (Volume 1195)

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Mahesh R. Jadhav, Pramod V. Mulik, Prashant J. Patil, S.V. Lingaraju*, G.S. Kamble

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Al7075, Coefficient of Friction, Metal Matrix Composite, Microstructure, Stir Casting, Titanium Carbide, Wear Rate

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