Issue 74

N. S. Dhongade et alii, Fracture and Structural integrity, 74 (2025) 1-19; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.01

Optimizing mechanical properties of AA7075 Metal Matrix Composites reinforced with TiB 2 and ZrO 2 particulates

Nagaraj S. Dhongade School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, India nagaraj.dhongade@gmail.com Vinod Kumar V. Meti Department of Automation & Robotics, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, India vinod_meti@kletech.ac.in, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5692-9693 I. G. Siddhalingeshwar, G. U. Raju* School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, India

igs@kletech.ac.in, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2361-596X raju_gu@kletech.ac.in, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0234-1055 M. A. Umarfarooq* Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Center for Material Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. umarfarooq.ma@gmail.com , https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9369-7913 N.R. Banapurmath, Ashok M. Sajjan Centre of Excellence in Material Science, School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi-580031, India nr_banapurmath@kletech.ac.in , https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1280-6234 am_sajjan@kletech.ac.in , https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1251-8803 Vinayak S. Uppin Department of Mechanical Engineering, SDM College of Engineering & Technology, Dharwad, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Karnataka, India ursuppin@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9093-2757 Balbir Singh Department of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, India balbir.s@manipal.edu, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9591-3694

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