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Employing Aluminum Matrix Composite for Stir Casting Process for Investigating the Performance of A1-6061

Kuttan, A. Anu / Rajesh, R. / Anand, M. Dev

Over the past few years, aluminum 6061 alloys are considered one of the most versatile heat-treated alloys because of their maximum superior strength and corrosion resistance. It is necessary to select an appropriate alloy for enhancing various performances like machinability, surface quality, workability as well as extrudability. The few generally utilized industrial abrasives are aluminum oxide, boron nitride, diamond, silicon carbide, etc. In this paper, an aluminum matrix composite is employed for the stir casting process due to the high rate of flexibility, minimum cost, and easy management structure properties as well as mass production. Here, aluminum 6061 alloy incorporated with 3, 6, and 9% of titanium carbide (i.e., Al6061 with 3, 6, and 9% TiC) is investigated and computed for various factors namely actual density rate, impact energy rate as well as Rockwell hardness (i.e., Rockwell hardness B—HRB and Rockwell hardness C—HRC). Finally, the experimentation is carried out using Minitab software, and this type of software is mainly employed for multivariate investigations which involve designing the response surface. Here, three different tests are conducted, and the mean value is obtained for three different types of material composition namely Al6061 + 3%TiC, Al6061 + 6% TiC, and Al6061 + 9% TiC. Hence, from the evaluation results, it is revealed that Al6061 + 9% TiC composition provides better results in terms of density, impact energy as well as Rockwell hardness rate.