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    PHYSICO-TRIBOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND WEAR MECHANISM OF HYBRID REINFORCED Al6063 MATRIX COMPOSITES
    (SciCell, 2021-02-02) Peter Pelumi Ikubanni; Makanjuola Oki; Adekunle Akanni Adeleke; Olanrewaju Adesina; Peter Omoniyi
    The development of engineering materials is continuously attracting attention from scientists and engineers for numerous engineering applications. The physical properties and wear mechanism of aluminium (Al 6063) matrix reinforced with silicon carbide (SiC) and palm kernel shell ash (PKSA) particulates at different weight ratios ranging from 0 to 10 wt. % with 2 wt.% intervals were investigated. The liquid route of double stir casting was employed in synthesizing the composites. The wear experiment was conducted using the Taber-type wear abrasion machine. The worn surfaces were examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS), while the intermetallic phases were examined using the x-ray diffractometer (XRD). From the result, the increase in PKSA and SiC lowered and improved the density of the composites, respectively. The percentage porosity values (2 - 2.4%) obtained in this study were found to be within the acceptable limit of less than 4% for metal matrix composites castings. The mass loss and wear index increased owing to the rotating speed and applied load increase due to the occurrence of mechanical mixing between the contacting surface of the sample disk and the machined disc. Adhesive and abrasive wear mechanisms were the major mechanisms observed in this study. The produced sample showed low wear resistance and will be found useful in areas with low frictional interactions.