Exploration of the mechanical characteristics of al7075 metal matrix composite enhanced with fe3o4 and pksa

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, KG Reddy College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, 501501, India.
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology (A), Hyderabad - 500075, India.
³ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malla Reddy Engineering College and Management Sciences, Hyderabad - 501401, India.
⁴ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Narsimha Reddy Engineering College, Hyderabad - 501401, India
⁵ Department of CSE, GRIET, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
⁶ Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India.

^* Corresponding author: a.seshappa@kgr.ac.in

Abstract

This research primarily focuses on Aluminum hybrid compounds that have extensive applications throughout every realm of manufacturing. Hybrid metal Matrix Composites possess greatly improved physical properties and find extensive utilization across several sectors, including vehicle components and even aviation. The investigation entails using aluminum (Al-7075) as the foundational component and then incorporating iron oxide and PKSA in weight ratios of 3%, 6%, and 9% to fabricate a strengthened Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite. A manufacturing stir-casting technique is being utilized for the fabrication of such compounds. Stirred molding technology is selected because of its advantages, including a very straightforward manufacturing process, cost efficiency, and reliable distribution of reinforcement particles. The inclusion of overall reinforcement grain Fe₃O₄/PKSA is essential to defining technical composite qualities. The current examination indicated enhancements in physical properties, including elasticity, compression, as well as toughness strength. A longitudinal value at a 9% wt. strengthened Fe₃O₄/PKSA is found to be the highest at 342 MPa, while the yield strength is measured at 248 MPa, as equated to a standard Al-7075 alloy. Furthermore, the recently manufactured Al-7075/ Fe₃O₄/PKSA HMMC were subjected to microstructural examinations using SEM and EDS methodologies. The investigations demonstrated a uniform and homogeneous dispersion of Fe₃O₄/PKSA reinforcement particulates inside the mixture matrix.