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Abstract

Introduction/Objective

The modern Aluminium-Copper-Lithium (Al-Cu-li) based composites have a great demand in aerospace applications due to their lightweight, high strength, high stiffness, and superior mechanical properties. The present study explored the effect of reinforcements like graphite and boron carbide on the mechanical behaviour and microstructure of AA2195 composite.

Methods

The Medium Frequency Induction Furnace (MFIF) was used to fabricate the composites with two factors each at four levels ordered in Taguchi L16 orthogonal array.

Results

The microstructures revealed that the reinforcements were distributed uniformly throughout the composite. The elemental investigation observed by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) revealed that the formed Intermetallic Compounds (IMCs) helped in refining the microstructure and further increasing the mechanical properties.

Conclusion

The composite fabricated at 8% Boron Carbide (BC) and 6% Graphite (Gr) exhibited better ultimate tensile strength, % elongation, and hardness as 190.74 MPa, 0.58, and 87.2 VHN, respectively.

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Keyword(s): AA2195 composites; mechanical properties; medium frequency induction furnace; microstructure; reinforcements; taguchi orthogonal array

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