Progressive optimization on structural design and weight reduction of CFRP key components
March 2023
In recent years, carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) have attracted widespread attention in many industrial fields such as aerospace, automobiles, and high-speed railways. It has become a trend...
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Microstructure and mechanical performance of dissimilar friction stir spot welded AA2024-O/AA6061-T6 sheets: Effects of tool rotation speed and pin geometry
March 2023
Nowadays, friction stir spot welding (FSSW) is becoming a serious candidate technology to join aircraft materials such as AA2024-O and AA6061-T6 since the use of FSSW offers significant weight savings...
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Assessment of the influence of FSSW parameters on shear strength of dissimilar materials joint (AA6061/AZ31B)
March 2023
Due to their distinctive qualities, ultra-lightweight alloys like AA6061 and AZ31B find use in a variety of significant applications. However, they are challenging to fusion weld due to incompatible...
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Fracture behaviour of fibre-reinforced composite materials subjected to shear loading: An experimental and numerical study
March 2023
Compared to fibre-dominated behaviour, a response dominated by the matrix under shear loading can considerably limit the load-bearing capability and restrict the utilisation of composite materials....
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Mechanical and thermal properties of graphene nanoplatelets-reinforced recycled polycarbonate composites
March 2023
Nanocomposites have received significant interest in recent years, as they offer improved properties compared to conventional materials for various applications. Among many available nanofillers, graphene...
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Recent progress in equal channel angular pressing of magnesium alloys starting from Segal’s idea to advancements till date – A review
March 2023
Lightweight materials with high strength and ductility have immense potential in revolutionizing the automobile, aerospace, bio-medical and defence sector. Magnesium and its alloys are the candidates...
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Study the influence of scandium content and annealing regimes on the properties of alloys 1580 and 1581
March 2023
The effect of scandium content and annealing regimes on the properties of cold-rolled sheets from 1580 to 1581 alloys has been studied. The relevance of research is caused by the need to reduce the...
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Feasibility analysis of obtaining tri-modal microstructure by multi-pass conventional forging combined with dual heat treatment for near-α titanium alloy with different initial microstructures
March 2023
Conventional forging followed by dual heat treatment (near-β and two-phase field heat treatments) is a feasible technique aimed at obtaining tri-modal microstructure in near-α titanium alloys. In view...
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Investigation the structure and properties of deformed semi-finished products produced from chips of Al–Mg alloys system alloyed with scandium
March 2023
The article presents the results of studies that make it possible to solve the problem of processing secondary waste from expensive aluminum alloys without irretrievable loss of metal. For this purpose,...
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Performance optimization of 3D printed polyamide 12 via Multi Jet Fusion: A Taguchi grey relational analysis (TGRA)
March 2023
The multi jet fusion (MJF) additive manufacturing techniques enable producing different complex geometries quickly with a relatively inexpensive product development process, using a thermoplastic powder,...
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Friction stir surface processing of 6061 aluminum alloy for superior corrosion resistance and enhanced microhardness
March 2023
In the current study, friction stir surface processing (FSSur.P) was carried out to alter the surface microstructure of 6061 aluminum alloy using a pinless friction stir tool. The impact of rising tool...
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Enhanced fatigue performance of tandem MIG 5083 aluminium alloy weld joints by heat sink and static thermal tensioning
December 2022
In this work, tandem metal inert gas (MIG) welding using double torches with each torch contained a single wire feed was conducted to join AA5083 aluminium alloy plates. In order to minimise excessive...
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Mechanical properties and microstructure evolution of an Al–Cu–Li alloy via cross cryorolling
December 2022
The anisotropy of mechanical properties limits the applications of Al–Cu–Li alloys. In this study, microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of an Al–Cu–Li alloy via room-temperature rolling...
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Optimization of parameters in laser welding of aluminum alloy 5052-H32 using beam oscillation technique for mechanical performance improvement
December 2022
The beam oscillation is an innovative technique in laser welding resulting in important enhancement of the weld quality. This study assesses with numerical tools this improvement by investigating the...
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Numerical and experimental study on temperature and springback control of U-shape titanium extrusion hot stretch bending
December 2022
Hot stretch bending (HSB) was an advanced manufacturing process for fuselage structure of aircraft. In this work, U shaped titanium extrusion hot stretch bending was investigated by applying numerical...
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Machinability performance investigation in CNC turning of Ti–6Al–4V alloy: Dry versus iron-aluminium oil coupled MQL machining comparison
December 2022
Ti–6Al–4V is the largest useable titanium grade alloy in various engineering components due to its superior inherent properties like high strength to weight ratio, highly corrosive resistance, ability...
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On the effect of ECAP and subsequent cold rolling on the microstructure and properties of electromagnetically cast Al–Fe alloys
December 2022
The application of the electromagnetic casting (EMC) to aluminum alloys is capable of producing structures, hardly obtainable by the conventional methods of casting due to the constant stirring of the...
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Grey relational analysis based multiresponse optimization for WEDM of ZE41A magnesium alloy
December 2022
It is considered that corrosion of biodegradable implants causes the release of metal ions from the implant surface, leading to tissue inflammation and subsequent failure of the implant. The alloying...
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Influence of corrosion on the electrical and mechanical performance of hybrid busbars
December 2022
This paper is focused on the electrical and mechanical performance of aluminum-copper hybrid busbars subjected to corrosion over time. Two different types of hybrid busbars with joints produced by conventional...
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Fabrication of light-weighted acoustic absorbers made of natural fiber composites via additive manufacturing
December 2022
Synthetic fiber is still considered the best sound absorptive material. However, due to the health concern of synthetic fiber usage, researchers are trying to find another viable alternative. A microperforated...
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High-speed face milling of AZ91 Mg alloy: Surface integrity investigations
December 2022
Magnesium (Mg) alloys are popular in the aerospace and automotive sector owing to their light-weight aspects. Amongst various Mg alloys, AZ91 alloy behaviour under machining has been trending and needs...
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Micro-drill on Al/SiC composite by EDD process: An RSM-MOGOA based hybrid approach
December 2022
The development in technology developed new materials such as composites. These composites can be developed by different techniques. But the processing of these composites exhibits many challenges due...
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The effect of bonding process parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AA5083 diffusion-bonded joints
December 2022
Diffusion bonding is a sort of solid-state joining that allows the joining of metals with similar and dissimilar compositions by allowing them to diffuse into one another. The current study investigated...
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On the microstructure, mechanical behaviour and damping characteristics of Al–Zn based composites reinforced with martensitic stainless steel (410L) and silicon carbide particulates
September 2022
The microstructural characteristics, mechanical and damping properties of Al–Zn based composites reinforced with 6, 8, and 10 wt% martensitic stainless steel (SS) and 10 wt% silicon carbide (SiC) were...
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Influence of imperfection sensitivities on postbuckling of laminated cylindrical panel under axial load: Numerical and experimental investigation
September 2022
Influence of geometric imperfections on postbuckling of layered (laminated) composite cylindrical panels has been performed under axial compression load using finite element code, ANSYS and validated...
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