{"title":"Development and Characterization of New Functionally Graded Aluminium Alloys","authors":"Elisa Fracchia, M. Rosso","doi":"10.5772/intechopen.101022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.101022","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays, aluminium alloys are adopted mainly to produce engineering and automotive components. The present investigation aims to design, cast and characterize novel functionally graded materials (FGMs) produced using Al-Mg and Al-Si alloys by gravity casting technique. Alloys were sequentially cast into a mould to obtain an FGM to realizing great mechanical and metallurgical bonding. Zn addition was further performed in FGM to increase the mechanical properties, thanks to the nucleation of the intermetallic phases MgZn2. Castings were subsequently mechanically tested by tensile tests, bending tests, hardness and microhardness measures to assess the products' quality. Microstructural characterizations were performed along the FGM to assess the metallurgical bonding and evaluate the microstructures obtained. Fracture, microstructural and compositional analysis will highlight the quality of this new FGM proposed. Possible applications of these materials are suggested, as automotive pistons or structural components.","PeriodicalId":240138,"journal":{"name":"Aluminium Alloys - Design and Development of Innovative Alloys, Manufacturing Processes and Applications [Working Title]","volume":"263 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124292398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bhanu Prakash Palampalle, Babu Dharmalingam, Devika Royal
{"title":"Selection of Optimal Material from Stir Cast Aluminum Graphene Nano Platelets Composites for Aerospace Applications","authors":"Bhanu Prakash Palampalle, Babu Dharmalingam, Devika Royal","doi":"10.5772/intechopen.100478","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.100478","url":null,"abstract":"Qualitative and quantitative requirements when selecting materials for different properties can be difficult and ambiguous. An insufficient variety of materials can lead to component malfunction and failure at any point during their service. Owing to the vast availability of dissimilar materials, material selection in the engineering design phase is difficult and elusive. This study presents an EDAS (Evaluation based on Distance from Average Solution) and VIKOR (VIse Kriterijumska Optimizacijakompromisno Resenje) techniques for effective material selection for aviation applications. In this research, the selection index value was calculated using the EDAS and VIKOR entropy-based weight techniques. The MADM (multi-attribute decision making) procedure also selects the best weight per cent combination among pure aluminum reinforced with GNPs (graphene nanoplatelets) for aircraft applications based on its physical and mechanical properties. The results demonstrate that 0.5 wt% GNPs reinforced in pure aluminum has the best combination of both physical and mechanical qualities, according to the EDAS and VIKOR multi-criteria decision-making methodologies. The composites were made using the stir casting technique. MATLAB R2020a is used to grade and compare the composite materials.","PeriodicalId":240138,"journal":{"name":"Aluminium Alloys - Design and Development of Innovative Alloys, Manufacturing Processes and Applications [Working Title]","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127830155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How Impact the Design of Aluminum Swaging Circle Fitting on the Sealing for Piping Systems: Analytical and Numerical Model","authors":"A. Atak","doi":"10.5772/intechopen.99938","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.99938","url":null,"abstract":"Installation and repair of hydraulic installations are carried out by joining the pipes in the field. Pipe connections in aviation are made in a very narrow space and field. For this reason, fitting swaging method is used to connect the fittings to the pipes with a hydraulic hand tool. The basis for developing a swaging tool is knowledge of the design parameters for the plastic deformation of the swaging circle fitting. In addition to the design parameter, pipes have to be joined in cryogenic vacuum conditions, which require sealing in such sensitive and harsh conditions. In this study, the effect of swaged circle fitting designs on tightness and strength was determined and different swaging methods were examined for its improvement. Different geometric swaged circle fittings are designed and analytical and numerical models are solved. The solution results obtained show the characteristic effect of the fitting swaging analysis methodology and the swaged circle fitting design on the sealing of the pipe joint. The innovation is mainly the effect of the swaging circle connection design on the sealing of the pipe joint. With the finding in this work, it is now possible to develop or develop new tools for engineered swaging circle fitting.","PeriodicalId":240138,"journal":{"name":"Aluminium Alloys - Design and Development of Innovative Alloys, Manufacturing Processes and Applications [Working Title]","volume":"231 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122623891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}