• Naveenprabhu, V.
• Asary, Abdul Rab
• Mukuloth, Srinivasnaik
• Venkatachalam, Sivaraman
• Naidu, S. C. V. Ramana Murty
• Vishnu, R.
• Vellingiri, Suresh
• Kalidas, N.

Abstract

<jats:p>&lt;div class="section abstract"&gt;&lt;div class="htmlview paragraph"&gt;Lightweight materials are in great demand in the automotive sector to enhancesystem performance. The automotive sector uses composite materials to strengthenthe physical and mechanical qualities of light weight materials and to improvetheir functionality. Automotive elements such as the body shell, braking system,steering, engine, battery, seat, dashboard, bumper, wheel, door panelling, andgearbox are made of lightweight materials. Lightweight automotive metals aregradually replacing low-carbon steel and cast iron in automobile manufacture.Aluminium alloys, Magnesium alloys, Titanium alloys, advanced high-strengthsteel, Ultra-high strength steel, carbon fiber-reinforced polymers, and polymercomposites are examples of materials used for light weighing or automobiledecreased weight. The ever-present demand for fuel-efficient and ecologicallyfriendly transport vehicles has heightened awareness of lowering weight andperformance development. Titanium alloys properties are increasing in thevariety of applications in automotive parts such as fuel tanks, exhaust pipes,engine parts such as connecting rods, engine valves, reinforcing and stiffeningparts, sub frames, body panels, fuel cell components, and electrificationcomponents. Motorcycles and automobiles that demand high dynamic performance,such as racing cars and bikes, commercial vehicles, and cargo trucks, mustincrease time on the circuit and have a good reaction. As a result, titaniumalloys are frequently used to significantly reduce weight while increasing theperformance output of automotive systems. The innovative investigation oftitanium metal matrix (Ti-6Al-4V) composite with added multi reinforcement oftungsten carbide particles (WCp) and graphite particles (Grp) were examined onits tribological behavior. The Ti-6Al-4V built-in different compositesTi-6Al-4V/4%WCp/4%Gr and Ti-6Al- 4V/8%WCp/8%Gr with a size of WCp and Gr was44μm and 15μm invented through stir casting. The investigations were carried outas wear experiments using a pin-on-disc tribometer in dry sliding circumstancesat three distinct load (15N, 20N, 25N), sliding distance (1000m, 2000m, 3000m),and sliding velocity (2.5m/s, 4.5m/s, 6.5m/s). The significance of variousstrictures on wear analysis was investigated using Taguchi’s L27 orthogonalarray approach. The findings of Taguchi’s and design of experiment show that thevariables most likely to have an impact on wear loss is load, sliding distance,and sliding velocity. The composites bonding structure and wear surface wereexamined using an optical microscope and a field emission scanning electronmicroscope. The wear tests reveal that the treated Titanium alloy hybrid metalmatrix composites with tungsten carbide and graphite particles have excellentwear qualities with a sliding velocity of 6.5 m/s and a load of up to 35 N inthe region with the lowest wear loss of 0.039mm&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;/m. This study addsadditional data to the dry slide wear resistance of composite consisting ofTi-6Al-4V alloy and reinforced through WCp with Grp, which are ideal for usagein automotive and transportation applications. The automotive industriesemployed dynamic conditions resulting in wear loss. To reduce wear and increasevehicle economy and performance, the tribological behavior was researched.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</jats:p>

Topics

• impedance spectroscopy
• microstructure
• surface
• polymer
• Carbon
• experiment
• Magnesium
• magnesium alloy
• Magnesium
• aluminium
• wear resistance
• wear test
• strength
• carbide
• steel
• aluminium alloy
• composite
• casting
• titanium
• titanium alloy
• iron
• tungsten
• cast iron
• weighing