The compressive mechanical properties of uniform and density-graded Al-6061 foams, produced by replication of polymer foams, are measured. hile the uniform foam shows compressive behavior characteristic of conventional (uniform) metallic foams with a near constant plateau stress, he density-graded foam exhibits a smoothly rising plateau stress. This behavior is modeled using a simple series com...

the full annealing aa6061 aluminum alloy was subjected to severe plastic deformationvia the combination of equal channel angular pressing (ecap) and cold rolling (cr) in order torefine its microstructure and to improve its mechanical properties. according to the results of hotand cold tensile tests, the combination of ecap and cr significantly affected the final strengthand ductility of studied...

gears are one of the most critical components in power transmission system of an automobile and also many rotating machinery. many studies have been conducted on optimum gear design. the main objective is to design different aluminium metal matrix composite spur gears before and after optimization. aluminium metal matrix material composites are preferred mostly due to their low density. also th...

The present work demonstrates that friction stir welding (FSW) is a feasible route for joining 6061 aluminium (Al) alloy to AISI 1018 steel. The weld has a good weld quality and is free of cracks and porosity. The tensile failure happened at the boundary between the nugget and thermomechanically affected zone of the base Al alloy, indicating that the weld has a higher joining strength. Despite ...

The effect of heat treatment at 520oC on Si and Mg in 6061/5% volume Ni3Alp composite was investigated. Si atoms diffused through the Al3Ni reaction product to form a Sicontaining Al3Ni2 phase with variable amounts of Si, whereas Mg accumulated at matrixAl3Ni interphases. As a consequence, the 6061 alloy lost its age harden ability.

Quality and productivity are two important aspects for manufacturing industries. Modeling and optimization is the best technique applied to find the best manufacturing conditions. This technique has been applied to investigate the optimized design of the cutting process in end milling for Al 6061 alloy in order to provide better surface finish as well as high Material Removal Rate (MRR). The cu...

Fusion welding of heat treatable aluminum alloys leads to a significant loss of strength in the heat affected zone (HAZ) due to overaging. This work was aimed to improve the mechanical properties of Al-6061 welds. Plates of 6 mm in thickness were solutionised at 530◦C for 1 h followed by water quenching and aging at 160◦C for times between 13 to 19 hours. Welding was performed with the gas meta...