Vinayaka Nagarajaiah

Vinayaka Nagarajaiah


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 August 2022 in Metals
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KSkanchiraya shivalingaiah
kanchiraya shivalingaiah
VNVinayaka Nagarajaiah
Vinayaka Nagarajaiah
Chithirai Pon Selvan Muthu PerumalChithirai Pon Selvan Muthu Perumal
Chithirai Pon Selvan Muthu Perumal
SKSmitha Thothera Kariappa
Smitha Thothera Kariappa
NCNandini Gowdru Chandrashekarappa
Nandini Gowdru Chandrashekarappa
Emanoil LINULEmanoil LINUL
Emanoil LINUL
Pure aluminium poses inferior properties that limit its use in load-bearing applications. Reinforcing multiwall carbon nano-tube (solid lubricant) and graphene to aluminium matrix offers better (antifriction, hardness, and wear resistance) properties in composites for such applications. A stir casting processing route is employed to prepare the hybrid composite (aluminium-multiwall carbon nanotube-graphene Al-MWCNT-GR). The Taguchi L16 experimental matrix representing four variables (percent reinforcement of graphene, die temperature, melt temperature, and stir speed) operating at four levels were studied to analyze and obtain higher hardness and low wear rate in hybrid composites. Percent reinforcement of graphene showed maximum impact, and die temperature resulted with the least contribution towards both the responses. Criteria importance through intercriteria correlation (CRITIC) method is applied to determine the weight fractions (importance) for hardness and wear rate equal to 0.4752 and 0.5482, respectively. Grey relational analysis (GRA) and multi-objective optimization by the ratio analysis (MOORA) method converts multiple objective functions into a single objective function with weight fractions assigned to each output. Taguchi-CRITIC-MOORA outperformed the Taguchi-CRITIC-GRA method, which could result in 31.77% increase in hardness and a 36.33% decrease in wear rate compared to initial conditions. The optimal conditions ensure a dense microstructure with minimal pores, result in enhanced properties compared to that obtained for initial and average stir casting conditions. The worn-out surface results in a few thin and slender grooves between tracks with less crack propagation, ensuring self-lubrication in composites fabricated with the optimized condition. The better properties resulted in the hybrid composites correspond to optimized stir casting conditions and can be implemented in industries for large-scale applications.

6 January 2023 in International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM)
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AJITH B SAJITH B S
AJITH B S
Chithirai Pon Selvan Muthu PerumalChithirai Pon Selvan Muthu Perumal
Chithirai Pon Selvan Muthu Perumal
VNVinayaka Nagarajaiah
Vinayaka Nagarajaiah
Manjunath Patel GCManjunath Patel GC
Manjunath Patel GC
ALAvinash Lakshmikanthan
Avinash Lakshmikanthan
VMVINAYAK MALIK
VINAYAK MALIK