{"title":"Synergistic effect of graphene nanoplatelets and titanium dioxide nanopowder-reinforced aluminium nanohybrid composites on mechanical properties","authors":"Rahul Chaurasia and Saroj Kumar Sarangi","doi":"10.1088/2631-6331/ad5925","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Due to their effectiveness, lightweight materials have gained international attention in recent decades, with industrial sectors being the primary users of them. Metal matrix composites with nanohybrid reinforcement are a unique composite system combination that enhances the material’s mechanical qualities. In the present article, the mechanical properties of graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) and titanium dioxide (TiO2)-reinforced aluminium 7075 alloy are discussed with varying weight percentages of reinforcements prepared by the stir casting technique. 1 wt.% GNP with and 3 wt.% TiO2-reinforced composites show optimum properties within the range of reinforcement studied, with a 71.9% increment in tensile strength and an 86.6% improvement in microhardness observed; however, elongation is decreased by 31.7% in contrast to the base alloy. Maximum toughness is found to be in 0.5 wt.% GNP with 1 wt.% TiO2-reinforced nanohybrid composites. XRD results show phase analysis. SEM analysis of the fractured surface reveals a mixture of ductile and brittle fractures.","PeriodicalId":12652,"journal":{"name":"Functional Composites and Structures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Functional Composites and Structures","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2631-6331/ad5925","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, COMPOSITES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Due to their effectiveness, lightweight materials have gained international attention in recent decades, with industrial sectors being the primary users of them. Metal matrix composites with nanohybrid reinforcement are a unique composite system combination that enhances the material’s mechanical qualities. In the present article, the mechanical properties of graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) and titanium dioxide (TiO2)-reinforced aluminium 7075 alloy are discussed with varying weight percentages of reinforcements prepared by the stir casting technique. 1 wt.% GNP with and 3 wt.% TiO2-reinforced composites show optimum properties within the range of reinforcement studied, with a 71.9% increment in tensile strength and an 86.6% improvement in microhardness observed; however, elongation is decreased by 31.7% in contrast to the base alloy. Maximum toughness is found to be in 0.5 wt.% GNP with 1 wt.% TiO2-reinforced nanohybrid composites. XRD results show phase analysis. SEM analysis of the fractured surface reveals a mixture of ductile and brittle fractures.