Singh, Avtar;
Chaitanya, Saurabh;
Mohal, Sachin;
Kamboj, Neeraj;
Siddiqui, Md Irfanul Haque;
Ashraf, Intesaaf;
(2025)
Wear behavior optimization of friction stir processed Mg-TiC composites through response surface methodology.
Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing
, 131
(10)
, Article 798. 10.1007/s00339-025-08838-8.
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Abstract
This work examined the behavior of Mg-TiC composites fabricated using a stir casting process followed by a single-pass friction stir process (FSP). Morphological analysis revealed a uniform distribution of TiC reinforcement, effectively mitigating the reinforcement agglomeration issues. The composites processed at 1400 rpm (FSP) exhibited a 26% improvement in microhardness compared to cast Mg-TiC composites and 60% compared to pure Mg processed at the same parameters. The wear behavior was optimized using response surface methodology (RSM), considering load, sliding distance and sliding velocity as key parameters. The results exhibit an increase in the volumetric wear rate. The morphological examination of worn surfaces using scanning electron microscope (SEM), highlighted abrasive, adhesive, and oxidative wear mechanisms. The findings reveal the refined microstructure, enhanced microhardness, and superior wear behaviour of the processed magnesium matrix composites.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Wear behavior optimization of friction stir processed Mg-TiC composites through response surface methodology |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00339-025-08838-8 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-025-08838-8 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Technology, Physical Sciences, Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, Physics, Applied, Materials Science, Physics, Magnesium matrix composite, TiC, Friction stir processing, RSM, Wear behavior, PROCESS PARAMETERS, MATRIX COMPOSITE, REINFORCEMENT, FABRICATION, MICROSTRUCTURE |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10217317 |
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