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G. U. Raju et alii., Fracture and Structural Integrity, 75 (2026) 281-296; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.75.20

Effect of perlite nanoclay reinforcements on the mechanical and tribological behaviour of AA7076 metal matrix nanocomposites

G U Raju* School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, India raju_gu@kletech.ac.in, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0234-1055 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 Amitkumar R Nadugeri, I G Siddhalingeshwar School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, India amitrn1998@gmail.com igs@kletech.ac.in, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2361-596X M. A. Umarfarooq* Center for Material Science, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. 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 B H Maruthi Prashanth Department of Mechanical Engineering, AGM Rural College of Engineering and Technology, Varur, Hubballi, Karnataka - 581 207, India bhmprashant@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3100-5288

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