The Al‐Zn‐Mg alloy comes under the aluminium alloy; it possesses good capability of age hardening and superior strength in contrast to other alloys. The numbers of creep aging experiments are conducted with the support of different temperature levels such as 180, 200, and 2000°C. The effects of tests are reflected on the tensile test and fatigue tests; the temperature and stress directly affects the creep characteristics, mechanical strength, and fatigue performance of the Al‐Zn‐Mg alloy. The time period of the creep test is maintained as 15 hrs with constant load of 200 MPa and 220 MPa. The increasing temperature increases the tensile strength and fatigue life of the Al‐Zn‐Mg alloy under initial condition; furthermore, continuous increment reduces the strength and fatigue existence. In the fatigue test, the fatigue span of the Al‐Zn‐Mg is extremely enhanced by the application of creep aging at a particular temperature. The 3D profilometry image visibly shows the influence of temperature in forming a fracture in fatigue analysis through microstructure analysis.
With an ultrasonic frequency of 15 kHz and an 850 W power capacity, the effects of nanosilica particle inclusion on the tensile, flexural, and impact properties of woven fiber-reinforced kenaf/carbon fiber/epoxy hybrid composites were explored experimentally. The nanoparticles were dispersed uniformly in the epoxy using an ultrasonic probe. Test samples were made according to ASTM requirements for three distinct weight compositions of nanosilica particles (1, 1.5, and 2 wt%). The composites were made utilizing the compression moulding process with the following parameters: (i) weight ratio of nanosilica, (ii) length of kenaf fibers, and (iii) number of carbon fiber layers to achieve the objectives above. According to unmodified samples, with a nanosilica concentration of 1.5 wt%, tensile strength improved by 31%, flexural strength increased by 42.36%, and impact strength increased by 22.65%. It was established that the interaction of micro silica particles with epoxy and fiber, which improved interfacial tension, had a substantial impact on mechanical and water retention capabilities. The 1.5 wt% nanosilica inclusion absorbs less moisture than the 1 and 2 wt% silica composites. A scanning electron microscope was used to examine the fractured surface of the tested nanocomposites.
2 January 2021 in Microprocessors and Microsystems