Influence of zirconium carbide particles on the mechanical characteristics of heat treated Al7475 alloy
Abstract Aluminium alloys exhibits excellent properties and therefore they are used broadly in automobile, aviation, and defence sectors. The studies on the effect of zirconium carbide (ZrC) particulates on the mechanical properties of heat-treated stir-cast Al7475 alloy are still in the initial sta...
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| author | Vijaya Kumar R. Asha P. B. Md. Abdul Raheem Junaidi Jagadeesha T. Raju K. Dayanand M. Goudar Deesy G. Pinto Srinidhi Acharya S. R. Subraya Krishna Bhat Shashidhar L. C. Hemanth Raju T. Udayashankar S. |
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| description | Abstract Aluminium alloys exhibits excellent properties and therefore they are used broadly in automobile, aviation, and defence sectors. The studies on the effect of zirconium carbide (ZrC) particulates on the mechanical properties of heat-treated stir-cast Al7475 alloy are still in the initial stage. Hence, the present study is aimed at the study of microstructure and mechanical characteristics of as-stir-cast and heat-treated stir-cast Al7475-ZrC composites. The zirconium carbide particulates concentration ranges from 2 to 8 wt% in Al7475 alloy. The Al7475 alloy and Al7475-ZrC composites were T6 heat-treated. Both the Al7475 alloy and the Al7475-ZrC composites have undergone significant microstructure refinement owing to heat treatment. The SEM micrographs of heat-treated stir-cast Al7475-ZrC composites have revealed that the matrices of Al7475 composites consisted of a fine dispersion of uniformly distributed ZrC particles that eventually resulted in a considerable improvement in the properties of composites. The mechanical properties of heat-treated stir-cast Al7475-ZrC composites were superior to that of as-stir-cast Al7475-ZrC composites. The optimum values of UTS of as-stir-cast and heat-treated stir-cast Al7475-ZrC composites are 104.42 N/mm2 and 121.95 N/mm2, correspondingly. The optimum values of compression strength of as-stir-cast and heat-treated stir-cast Al7475-ZrC composites are 665.43 N/mm2 and 789.68 N/mm2, correspondingly. The optimum values of the hardness of as-stir-cast and heat-treated stir-cast Al7475-ZrC composites are 103.74 BHN and 126.86 BHN, respectively. The optimum values of impact strength of as-stir-cast and heat-treated stir-cast Al7475-ZrC composites are 16 J/mm2 and 19 J/mm2, respectively. Among heat-treated stir-cast composites, Al7475-6%ZrC composite has the highest enhancement in mechanical characteristics, and the UTS, compression strength, and hardness are 15%, 16%, and 18% higher than that of as-stir-cast Al7475-6%ZrC composite and 19%, 14% and 10% higher than that of heat-treated stir-cast Al7475 alloy respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f4dfbb09ff0b4c8ba9644c7bae23ca432025-08-20T02:55:38ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-04-0115111710.1038/s41598-025-99221-3Influence of zirconium carbide particles on the mechanical characteristics of heat treated Al7475 alloyVijaya Kumar R.0Asha P. B.1Md. Abdul Raheem Junaidi2Jagadeesha T.3Raju K.4Dayanand M. Goudar5Deesy G. Pinto6Srinidhi Acharya S. R.7Subraya Krishna Bhat8Shashidhar L. C.9Hemanth Raju T.10Udayashankar S.11Aeronautical Engineering Department, MVJ College of Engineering (Affiliated to VTU)Mechanical Engineering Department, Global Academy of Technology (Affiliated to VTU)Mechanical Engineering Department, Muffakham Jah College of Engineering & TechnologyMechanical Engineering Department, National Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, St. Joseph Engineering CollegeDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Tontadarya College of EngineeringGeoBioTec, Department of Civil Engineering & Architecture, University of Beira InteriorMechanical Engineering Department, B M S Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher EducationMechanical Engineering Department, Dayananda Sagar UniversityMechanical Engineering Department, New Horizon College of EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, VTUAbstract Aluminium alloys exhibits excellent properties and therefore they are used broadly in automobile, aviation, and defence sectors. The studies on the effect of zirconium carbide (ZrC) particulates on the mechanical properties of heat-treated stir-cast Al7475 alloy are still in the initial stage. Hence, the present study is aimed at the study of microstructure and mechanical characteristics of as-stir-cast and heat-treated stir-cast Al7475-ZrC composites. The zirconium carbide particulates concentration ranges from 2 to 8 wt% in Al7475 alloy. The Al7475 alloy and Al7475-ZrC composites were T6 heat-treated. Both the Al7475 alloy and the Al7475-ZrC composites have undergone significant microstructure refinement owing to heat treatment. The SEM micrographs of heat-treated stir-cast Al7475-ZrC composites have revealed that the matrices of Al7475 composites consisted of a fine dispersion of uniformly distributed ZrC particles that eventually resulted in a considerable improvement in the properties of composites. The mechanical properties of heat-treated stir-cast Al7475-ZrC composites were superior to that of as-stir-cast Al7475-ZrC composites. The optimum values of UTS of as-stir-cast and heat-treated stir-cast Al7475-ZrC composites are 104.42 N/mm2 and 121.95 N/mm2, correspondingly. The optimum values of compression strength of as-stir-cast and heat-treated stir-cast Al7475-ZrC composites are 665.43 N/mm2 and 789.68 N/mm2, correspondingly. The optimum values of the hardness of as-stir-cast and heat-treated stir-cast Al7475-ZrC composites are 103.74 BHN and 126.86 BHN, respectively. The optimum values of impact strength of as-stir-cast and heat-treated stir-cast Al7475-ZrC composites are 16 J/mm2 and 19 J/mm2, respectively. Among heat-treated stir-cast composites, Al7475-6%ZrC composite has the highest enhancement in mechanical characteristics, and the UTS, compression strength, and hardness are 15%, 16%, and 18% higher than that of as-stir-cast Al7475-6%ZrC composite and 19%, 14% and 10% higher than that of heat-treated stir-cast Al7475 alloy respectively.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-99221-3Al7475 alloyZirconium carbide (ZrC)Heat treatmentCompression strengthHardness |
| spellingShingle | Vijaya Kumar R. Asha P. B. Md. Abdul Raheem Junaidi Jagadeesha T. Raju K. Dayanand M. Goudar Deesy G. Pinto Srinidhi Acharya S. R. Subraya Krishna Bhat Shashidhar L. C. Hemanth Raju T. Udayashankar S. Influence of zirconium carbide particles on the mechanical characteristics of heat treated Al7475 alloy Scientific Reports Al7475 alloy Zirconium carbide (ZrC) Heat treatment Compression strength Hardness |
| title | Influence of zirconium carbide particles on the mechanical characteristics of heat treated Al7475 alloy |
| title_full | Influence of zirconium carbide particles on the mechanical characteristics of heat treated Al7475 alloy |
| title_fullStr | Influence of zirconium carbide particles on the mechanical characteristics of heat treated Al7475 alloy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of zirconium carbide particles on the mechanical characteristics of heat treated Al7475 alloy |
| title_short | Influence of zirconium carbide particles on the mechanical characteristics of heat treated Al7475 alloy |
| title_sort | influence of zirconium carbide particles on the mechanical characteristics of heat treated al7475 alloy |
| topic | Al7475 alloy Zirconium carbide (ZrC) Heat treatment Compression strength Hardness |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-99221-3 |
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