Author:
Ali Muhammad Asad,Ishfaq Kashif,Raza Muhammad Huzaifa,Farooq Muhammad Umar,Mufti Nadeem Ahmad,Pruncu Catalin I.
Abstract
AbstractSqueeze overcasting has emerged as an attractive option for casting of Al alloys in terms of mechanical properties. The attainment of the desired magnitude of these properties is challenging in overcasting due to the involvement of a number of process parameters. In this study, the effects of insert preheat temperature (TI) along with pouring temperature (TP), and squeeze pressure (PS) on the mechanical properties of squeeze overcast AA2026-AA2026 joint were investigated. Experimental results revealed that the squeeze pressure is the most prominent factor affecting the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) while micro-hardness (MH) is significantly influenced by the pouring temperature. Maximum values of UTS (315 MPa) and MH (130 HV) were achieved at a PS of 120 MPa, TP of 780 °C, and TI of 250 °C. Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis witnessed that TI has also a significant role in determining the quality of bond between the substrate and the melt. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) depicts that the morphology of the fractured surface has a sound influence on both selected responses. Both the strength and hardness are noticed better if the fractured surface possesses the flat-faced morphology. Furthermore, an empirical regression model was developed using response surface methodology (RSM) design and validated through eight confirmatory experiments. RSM integrated multi-objective optimization genetic algorithm (MO-GA) was deployed to optimize the UTS and MH. The comparative results obtained from RSM and MO-GA demonstrated that the deviation in experimental and predicted values is less than 5%.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Computer Science Applications,Mechanical Engineering,Software,Control and Systems Engineering
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