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T. B. Prakash et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 69 (2024) 210-226; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.69.15

Impact of nanoparticles (B 4 C-Al 2 O 3 ) on mechanical, wear, fracture behavior and machining properties of formwork grade Al7075 composites T. B. Prakash Department of Civil Engineering, B M S Evening College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka, India prakashbc1985@gmail.com M. Gangadharappa Graphite India Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka, India gangahitu2011@gmail.com Santhosh Somashekar, M. Ravikumar Department of Mechanical Engineering, B M S College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka, India santhoshangadi888@gmail.com, ravikumar.muk@gmail.com

Citation: Prakash, T. B., Gangadharappa, M., Somashekar, S., Ravikumar, M., Impact of nanoparticles (B 4 C-Al 2 O 3 ) on mechanical, wear, fracture behavior and machining properties of formwork grade Al7075 Composites, 69 (2024) 210-226.

Received: 12.04.2024 Accepted: 08.05.2024 Published: 27.05.2024 Issue: 07.2024

Copyright: © 2024 This is an open access article under the terms of the CC-BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

K EYWORDS . Hybrid nano composite, Stircasting, Mechanical, Wear, Fracture surface, Machining force, Ra, Taguchi techniques.

I NTRODUCTION any applications opt for aluminum (Al) composites over traditional materials due to a growing number of regulatory mandates. Aluminum, magnesium and titanium alloys form the base materials in metal composites, while Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) employ fibers or particles such as Alumina (Al 2 O 3 ), Graphite (Gr), Boron carbide (B 4 C) and Silicon carbide (SiC) as reinforcing elements [1]. These enhanced composites, termed Advanced M

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