<p>The current study focuses on the stir casting method’s ability to produce AA6063 hybrid (graphite and silicon nitride) composites incorporated with 4 weight% (wt%) of graphite (Gr) and variable wt% of silicon nitride (Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>) microparticles. The wt% of Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> such as 3 wt%, 6 wt%, 9 wt% and 12 wt% were used. The microstructural behavior and mechanical characteristics of various developed AA6063 hybrid composites such as tensile strength, percentage elongation and microhardness, were assessed. The dispersion pattern of Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> and Gr microparticles in the AA6063 hybrid matrix was observed using scanning electron micrographs. It was found that the mechanical characteristics, such as microhardness and tensile strength, were enhanced at the expense of a decrease in percentage elongation with the addition of Gr and Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>. The hybrid composite AA6063, including 4 wt% Gr and 9 wt% Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>, exhibited the highest tensile strength. Whereas the hybrid composite AA6063, including 4 wt% Gr and 12 wt% Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>, exhibited the highest microhardness.</p>

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Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Graphite and Silicon Nitride Particles Based AA6063 Hybrid Composites

  • Pawan Kumar,
  • Ramesh Kumar Garg

摘要

The current study focuses on the stir casting method’s ability to produce AA6063 hybrid (graphite and silicon nitride) composites incorporated with 4 weight% (wt%) of graphite (Gr) and variable wt% of silicon nitride (Si3N4) microparticles. The wt% of Si3N4 such as 3 wt%, 6 wt%, 9 wt% and 12 wt% were used. The microstructural behavior and mechanical characteristics of various developed AA6063 hybrid composites such as tensile strength, percentage elongation and microhardness, were assessed. The dispersion pattern of Si3N4 and Gr microparticles in the AA6063 hybrid matrix was observed using scanning electron micrographs. It was found that the mechanical characteristics, such as microhardness and tensile strength, were enhanced at the expense of a decrease in percentage elongation with the addition of Gr and Si3N4. The hybrid composite AA6063, including 4 wt% Gr and 9 wt% Si3N4, exhibited the highest tensile strength. Whereas the hybrid composite AA6063, including 4 wt% Gr and 12 wt% Si3N4, exhibited the highest microhardness.