Aluminum alloy and its allied composites are gaining popularity and find their exclusive application in all industries for more than two decades. Due to their increased usage, Al metal matrix composites were experimented by reinforcing them with variety of particles. The current study attempted the use of titanium carbide (TiC) and boron nitride (BN) as reinforcing materials for the Al7050 alloy through the stir casting technique. The percentage of reinforcement of TiC was kept constant as 8% by wt., and the BN was varied as 2% and 3% by wt. Mechanical properties, such as compressive strength, tensile strength, flexural strength, impact energy, microhardness (Vickers), the microstructure were studied using an optical microscope and by corrosion tests using polarization techniques. The results conclude that the Al hybrid composite with 8% TiC and 3% BN provides superior performance.

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Al7050/TiC/BN杂化金属基复合材料性能表征

铝合金及其相关复合材料越来越受欢迎，并在二十多年来在所有行业中得到了独特的应用。由于其使用量的增加，人们通过使用各种颗粒对其进行增强来对铝金属基复合材料进行了实验。目前的研究尝试通过搅拌铸造技术使用碳化钛（TiC）和氮化硼（BN）作为Al7050合金的增强材料。 TiC 的增强百分比保持恒定为 8%（重量），BN 变化为 2% 和 3%（重量）。使用光学显微镜和使用偏光技术的腐蚀测试来研究机械性能，例如压缩强度、拉伸强度、弯曲强度、冲击能、显微硬度（维氏）、微观结构。结果表明，含有 8% TiC 和 3% BN 的 Al 混合复合材料具有优异的性能。