Effect of Heat Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Aluminium 6063 Reinforced with Alumina, Titania, and Hybrid Powders
The research examines the mechanical behaviour changes of alumina and titania-reinforced Aluminium 6063 composites after T6 heat treatment. The stir casting method combined with 3 wt% or 6 wt% reinforcement followed by a heat treatment solution at 520°C for 2 hours, then water quenching and artific...
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The research examines the mechanical behaviour changes of alumina and titania-reinforced Aluminium 6063 composites after T6 heat treatment. The stir casting method combined with 3 wt% or 6 wt% reinforcement followed by a heat treatment solution at 520°C for 2 hours, then water quenching and artificial aging at 180°C for 8 hours. Tensile properties and hardness were enhanced through heat treatment such that peak hardness reached 116 HRB in 6 wt% TiO₂ composites. Tensile strength increased by 44.8% in 3 wt% TiO₂ composites (192.8 MPa), and peak hardness reached 116 HRB in 6 wt% TiO₂ samples. The impact strength of materials decreased with reinforcement addition, but heat treatments introduced marginal improvements when working with low reinforcement amounts. The research findings present essential knowledge to improve Aluminium 6063 composites for automotive and aerospace sector applications.
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| spelling | doaj-art-6cee2080be794f17954fe50c2a08aff42025-08-20T02:38:21ZengCollege of Engineering of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Ekiti State, NigeriaABUAD Journal of Engineering Research and Development2756-68112645-26852025-06-018210.53982/ajerd.2025.0802.12-jEffect of Heat Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Aluminium 6063 Reinforced with Alumina, Titania, and Hybrid PowdersAnuoluwapo Blessing Bello0Johnson Sunday Alabi1Ayowole Oluwaseyi Elugbaju2Olumide Joseph Olapade3Department of Material and Metallurgical Engineering, Federal University Oye Ekiti, Oye, Ekiti State, NigeriaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University Oye Ekiti, Oye, Ekiti State, NigeriaDepartment of Material and Metallurgical Engineering, Federal University Oye Ekiti, Oye, Ekiti State, NigeriaDepartment of Material and Metallurgical Engineering, Federal University Oye Ekiti, Oye, Ekiti State, Nigeria The research examines the mechanical behaviour changes of alumina and titania-reinforced Aluminium 6063 composites after T6 heat treatment. The stir casting method combined with 3 wt% or 6 wt% reinforcement followed by a heat treatment solution at 520°C for 2 hours, then water quenching and artificial aging at 180°C for 8 hours. Tensile properties and hardness were enhanced through heat treatment such that peak hardness reached 116 HRB in 6 wt% TiO₂ composites. Tensile strength increased by 44.8% in 3 wt% TiO₂ composites (192.8 MPa), and peak hardness reached 116 HRB in 6 wt% TiO₂ samples. The impact strength of materials decreased with reinforcement addition, but heat treatments introduced marginal improvements when working with low reinforcement amounts. The research findings present essential knowledge to improve Aluminium 6063 composites for automotive and aerospace sector applications. https://journals.abuad.edu.ng/index.php/ajerd/article/view/1299Aluminium 6063ReinforcementTensile StrengthImpact ToughnessMetal Matrix Composites |
| spellingShingle | Anuoluwapo Blessing Bello Johnson Sunday Alabi Ayowole Oluwaseyi Elugbaju Olumide Joseph Olapade Effect of Heat Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Aluminium 6063 Reinforced with Alumina, Titania, and Hybrid Powders ABUAD Journal of Engineering Research and Development Aluminium 6063 Reinforcement Tensile Strength Impact Toughness Metal Matrix Composites |
| title | Effect of Heat Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Aluminium 6063 Reinforced with Alumina, Titania, and Hybrid Powders |
| title_full | Effect of Heat Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Aluminium 6063 Reinforced with Alumina, Titania, and Hybrid Powders |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Heat Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Aluminium 6063 Reinforced with Alumina, Titania, and Hybrid Powders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Heat Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Aluminium 6063 Reinforced with Alumina, Titania, and Hybrid Powders |
| title_short | Effect of Heat Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Aluminium 6063 Reinforced with Alumina, Titania, and Hybrid Powders |
| title_sort | effect of heat treatment on the mechanical properties of aluminium 6063 reinforced with alumina titania and hybrid powders |
| topic | Aluminium 6063 Reinforcement Tensile Strength Impact Toughness Metal Matrix Composites |
| url | https://journals.abuad.edu.ng/index.php/ajerd/article/view/1299 |
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