Effect of short heat treatments on the microstructural evolution and hardness of thixoformed graphene reinforced aluminium composites
Aluminium metal matrix composites are increasingly being used in numerous industries due to their lightweight nature and high strength. The incorporation of graphene into aluminium metal matrix composites has garnered significant interest owing to graphene’s capacity to enhance numerous properties c...
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| author | Nur Farah Bazilah Wakhi Anuar, Mohd Zaidi Omar, Mohd Shukor Salleh, Wan Fathul Hakim W. Zamri, Afifah Md Ali, |
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| description | Aluminium metal matrix composites are increasingly being used in numerous industries due to their lightweight nature and high strength. The incorporation of graphene into aluminium metal matrix composites has garnered significant interest owing to graphene’s capacity to enhance numerous properties concurrently. Hence, this study aimed to fabricate a 0.3 wt.% graphene nanoplatelets reinforced A356 alloy (GNP-A356) composite through stir casting followed by thixoforming and short T6 heat treatment processes. It also evaluated the microstructure and mechanical properties of GNP-A356 after the thixoforming process and short T6 heat treatment. The microstructure of alloy and composite was confirmed by optical microstructure, field emission scanning electron microscopy images, and X-ray diffraction. Microstructure investigations demonstrate the impact of the stirring process on the structural transformation of the |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:237572024-07-04T04:11:58Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23757/ Effect of short heat treatments on the microstructural evolution and hardness of thixoformed graphene reinforced aluminium composites Nur Farah Bazilah Wakhi Anuar, Mohd Zaidi Omar, Mohd Shukor Salleh, Wan Fathul Hakim W. Zamri, Afifah Md Ali, Aluminium metal matrix composites are increasingly being used in numerous industries due to their lightweight nature and high strength. The incorporation of graphene into aluminium metal matrix composites has garnered significant interest owing to graphene’s capacity to enhance numerous properties concurrently. Hence, this study aimed to fabricate a 0.3 wt.% graphene nanoplatelets reinforced A356 alloy (GNP-A356) composite through stir casting followed by thixoforming and short T6 heat treatment processes. It also evaluated the microstructure and mechanical properties of GNP-A356 after the thixoforming process and short T6 heat treatment. The microstructure of alloy and composite was confirmed by optical microstructure, field emission scanning electron microscopy images, and X-ray diffraction. Microstructure investigations demonstrate the impact of the stirring process on the structural transformation of the Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23757/1/SMT%2017.pdf Nur Farah Bazilah Wakhi Anuar, and Mohd Zaidi Omar, and Mohd Shukor Salleh, and Wan Fathul Hakim W. Zamri, and Afifah Md Ali, (2024) Effect of short heat treatments on the microstructural evolution and hardness of thixoformed graphene reinforced aluminium composites. Sains Malaysiana, 53 (3). pp. 705-717. ISSN 0126-6039 https://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol53num3_2024/contentsVol53num3_2024.html |
| spellingShingle | Nur Farah Bazilah Wakhi Anuar, Mohd Zaidi Omar, Mohd Shukor Salleh, Wan Fathul Hakim W. Zamri, Afifah Md Ali, Effect of short heat treatments on the microstructural evolution and hardness of thixoformed graphene reinforced aluminium composites |
| title | Effect of short heat treatments on the microstructural evolution and hardness of thixoformed graphene reinforced aluminium composites |
| title_full | Effect of short heat treatments on the microstructural evolution and hardness of thixoformed graphene reinforced aluminium composites |
| title_fullStr | Effect of short heat treatments on the microstructural evolution and hardness of thixoformed graphene reinforced aluminium composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of short heat treatments on the microstructural evolution and hardness of thixoformed graphene reinforced aluminium composites |
| title_short | Effect of short heat treatments on the microstructural evolution and hardness of thixoformed graphene reinforced aluminium composites |
| title_sort | effect of short heat treatments on the microstructural evolution and hardness of thixoformed graphene reinforced aluminium composites |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23757/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23757/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23757/1/SMT%2017.pdf |