Author:
Gemeda Birhane Assefa,Sinha Devendra Kumar,Mengesha Getinet Asrat,Gautam Satyam Shivam
Abstract
AbstractHybrid titanium metal matrix composites (HTMMCs) are advanced composite materials that can be tailored to a variety of applications. Because of their decreased fuel consumption and cost, they are popular in the transportation industry. Using multi-objective optimization and Taguchi-based Grey relational analysis (TGRA), this study investigates the impact of hybrid reinforced HTMMCs synthesized using powder metallurgy on their physic mechanical properties. The research investigates reinforcements such as B4C, SiC, ZrO2, and MoS2 at various compaction pressures, milling durations, and sintering temperatures. The best powder metallurgy control parameters for HTMMC synthesis, with a milling time of 5 h, a compaction pressure of 40 MPa, a sintering temperature of 1200 °C, and a sintering time of 1 h, and a compaction time of 40 min. According to validation results, HTMMC material with optimized process parameters had experimental densities, porosities, hardness, compressive strength, and wear rates of 4.29 gm/cm3, 0.1178%, 71.53RHN, 2782.36 MPa, and 0.1519 mm3 correspondingly. The material hardness was increased by 1.99% and compressive strength by 2.87%. The use of Taguchi and GRA techniques strongly verified that the impact of milling duration and sintering temperature was the greatest of all five factors. The novel synthesized hybrid reinforcing HTMMCs outperformed pure Ti grade 5 and single and double fortified HTMMCs in terms of physic mechanical characteristics. As a result, the newly developed tetra hybrid reinforced HTMMC material is expected to be used in heavy-duty vehicles, aerospace, automobiles, maritime, and other industries.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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