Karthik Manu

Mr. Karthik Manu

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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

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

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16 August 2021 in Materials
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Jan JezierskiJan Jezierski
Jan Jezierski
MGMadikkamadom Radhakrishnan Sai Ganesh
Madikkamadom Radhakrishnan Sai Ganesh
KSKarthik V Shankar
Karthik V Shankar
SNSudarsanan Aswath Narayanan
Sudarsanan Aswath Narayanan
The article reviews the progress made on bronze alloys processed through various casting techniques, and focuses on enhancements in the microstructural characteristics, hardness, tensile properties, and tribological behaviour of Cu-Sn and Cu-Sn-Ti alloys. Copper and its alloys have found several applications in the fields of automobiles, marine and machine tools specifically for propellers in submarines, bearings, and bushings. It has also been reported that bronze alloys are especially used as an anti-wear and friction-reducing material to make high performance bearings for roller cone cock bits and warships for defence purposes. In these applications, properties like tensile strength, yield strength, fatigue strength, elongation, hardness, impact strength, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance are very important; however, these bronze alloys possess only moderate hardness, which results in low wear resistance, thereby limiting the application of these alloys in the automobile industry. The major factor that influences the properties of bronze alloys is the microstructure. Morphological changes in these bronze alloys are achieved through different manufacturing techniques, such as casting, heat treatment, and alloy addition, which enhance the mechanical, tribological, and corrosion characteristics. Alloying of Ti to cast Cu-Sn is very effective in changing the microstructure of bronze alloys. Reinforcing the bronze matrix with several ceramic particles and surface modifications also improves the properties of bronze alloys. The present article reviews the techniques involved in changing the microstructure and enhancing the mechanical and tribological behaviours of cast Cu-Sn and Cu-Sn-Ti alloys. Moreover, this article also reviews the industrial applications and future scope of these cast alloys in the automobile and marine industries.

27 February 2021 in Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series D
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ARA. Nidhin Raj
A. Nidhin Raj
AMA. Mukund
A. Mukund
ANAditya Suresh Nair
Aditya Suresh Nair
APAkhil Premkumar
Akhil Premkumar