Investigation of mechanical properties and wear behavior of magnesium alloy AZ91D reinforced with TiC

Author

Venkit, H.

Author_Institution

Mech. Dept., MBCET, Trivandrum, India

fYear

2012

fDate

18-20 Dec. 2012

Firstpage

335

Lastpage

339

Abstract

Alloy AZ91D is a leading magnesium alloy used for structural and transport applications. It contains aluminium and zinc as main alloying elements. This work involves a metal matrix composite (MMC) been fabricated using Mg AZ91D alloy and TiC as reinforcement. Wear resistance were evaluated under dry sliding condition at different loads. Wear mechanisms of the composite are basically abrasion-adhesion. The wear resistance of the composite Mg AZ91D/TiC was better than AZ91D Mg alloy. Mechanical property characterization of the composite material revealed an increase in modulus, yield strength and ultimate strength of the composite when compared to AZ91D Mg alloy.

Keywords

abrasion; adhesion; aluminium alloys; magnesium alloys; particle reinforced composites; tensile strength; titanium compounds; wear resistance; yield strength; zinc alloys; MMC; abrasion-adhesion; aluminium; composite material; dry sliding condition; mechanical property characterization; metal matrix composite; structural applications; titanium carbide reinforced magnesium alloy AZ91D; transport applications; ultimate strength; wear behavior; wear mechanisms; wear resistance; yield strength; zinc; Ceramics; Magnesium; Mechanical factors; Resistance; Scanning electron microscopy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Green Technologies (ICGT), 2012 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Trivandrum

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2635-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICGT.2012.6477996

Filename

6477996