G. Nyiranzeyimana, B. R. Mose, T. O. Mbuya, F. Urimubenshi
{"title":"Fatigue performance measurement of a secondary cast Al-Si-Cu-Mg alloy recycled from cylinder head with minor element additions","authors":"G. Nyiranzeyimana, B. R. Mose, T. O. Mbuya, F. Urimubenshi","doi":"10.1002/mawe.70118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mawe.70118","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study systematically investigated the combined effects of minor additions of Sr, Fe, and Mn, together with T6 heat treatment, on intermetallic phase evolution and fatigue performance of a secondary Al-Si-Cu-Mag cast alloy. The alloy was obtained by melting end-of-life motor vehicle engine cylinder heads. Novelty of this work is based on the proposed recycling approach and the establishment of a direct correlation between intermetallic morphology modification and fatigue life in recycled cylinder head alloys. The base alloy exhibited coarse, needle-like eutectic silicon particles and Fe-rich intermetallic compounds such as Al<sub>2</sub>Cu and AlCuNi. Addition of 0.02 wt.% Sr transformed silicon morphology into refined fibrous structure, while Fe and Mn additions modified the formation of Fe-rich phases into less harmful α-intermetallic phases. After T6 heat treatment, silicon particles became rounded and fragmented, and Al<sub>2</sub>Cu phases fully dissolved. Among as-cast alloys, Sr-modified variant demonstrated highest fatigue life (610,399 cycles), confirming the beneficial role of microstructural refinement in delaying crack initiation. The findings demonstrated that controlled alloy modification combined with heat treatment enabled recycled Al–Si–Cu–Mg alloys achieve enhanced fatigue resistance. These results provide practical guidelines for producing reliable automotive powertrain components and contribute to sustainable materials engineering.</p>","PeriodicalId":18366,"journal":{"name":"Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik","volume":"57 7","pages":"648-654"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148700036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parametric optimization of output responses in wire electrical discharge machining of inconel 718: An integrated TOPSIS-multi-objective ant-lion approach\u0000 Parametrische Optimierung der Ausgangsreaktionen bei der Drahterodierung von Inconel 718: Ein integrierter TOPSIS-Ansatz mit Mehrziel-Ant-Lion-Verfahren","authors":"A. G. Joshi, R. Suresh, M. Manjaiah, A. Soni","doi":"10.1002/mawe.70148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mawe.70148","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The research investigated the impact of process parameters namely; pulse on time, pulse-off time and peak current on crucial factors such as material removal rate, surface roughness and micro-hardness during the wire electrical discharge machining of inconel 718 alloy. The experimental trials were conducted by using a Taguchi L27 orthogonal array design method. The outcomes had observed an increase in pulse-on time corresponds to elevated micro hardness by 6 % and material removal rate by 18 %, while the surface roughness decreases by 61 %. Conversely, surface roughness was increased by 50 % with change in pulse-off time from 8 μs to 18 μs and peak current from 2 A to 4 A. The analysis of variance has observed pulse-on time as the most influential parameter for material removal rate, surface roughness, and micro-hardness which primarily associated with the formation of recast layer. The implementation of the multi-objective ant-lion optimization algorithm has successfully estimated the multiple pareto-optimal points across the parameter levels and response values. Moreover, the integrated Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS)-Multi-objective ant-lion optimization has facilitated the selection of the best optimal point from several pareto-optimal points and aids in decision-making process.</p>","PeriodicalId":18366,"journal":{"name":"Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik","volume":"57 7","pages":"708-722"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148699986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}