... metal matrix composites (HMMCs) with a detailed analysis on machining conditions. The findings could help in the production of composite with a higher degree of surface finish. This will enable the adoption of HMMCs as industrial product for mass scale production. Originality/value – Good quality...

...N. Radhika; S. Babudeva Senapathi; R. Subramaniam; Rahul Subramany; K.N. Vishnu Purpose The purpose of this paper is surface roughness prediction using pattern recognition for the aluminium hybrid metal matrix composite (HMMC). Design/methodology/approach Hybrid composites were manufactured...

...M. Stanford; P.M. Lister; K.A. Kibble; C. Morgan; T. Sihra Purpose The purpose of this work is to investigate the performance of non‐contaminating metal cutting environments and investigate the associated tool chip interface conditions. The work benchmarks flood coolant characteristics...

... in the die during the extrusion cycle. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Stress Mechanical behavior of materials Metals Simulation Finite element analysis Al‐6063 billet Extrusion die Quality Aluminum alloys of the Al‐Mg‐Si family (6000 series) are the most commonly used...

...N. Radhika; R. Subramanian; S. Venkat Prasat; B. Anandavel Purpose Recent trends in material science show a considerable interest in the manufacturing of metal matrix composites to meet the stringent demands of lightweight, high strength and corrosion resistance. Aluminium is the popular matrix...

... expansion, contraction, possible cracking, and tensile residual stresses). Chemical reactions (causes increased oxidation/grinding burns). In metal grinding, there are three distinct areas where heat is generated (Abdel‐Moneim, 1979 ; Malkin, 1989): the shear plane, the chip‐grit interface...

...C. Velmurugan; R. Subramanian; S. Thirugnanam; B. Anandavel Purpose The purpose of this paper is to produce Al6061 metal matrix composites reinforced with silicon carbide (SiC) and graphite particulates and study their wear behavior and also to develop artificial neural network model to predict...

...‐metals pairs, sliding in water. Design/methodology/approach Ball on disc unidirectional sliding tests are run with Si₃N₄ against tool steel, stainless steel and cast iron in water. The friction force is recorded continuously and the wear is evaluated at the end of the run...

... simulate the typical frictional pairs in a water hydraulic piston pump was built. The friction and wear behaviors of the three pairs in the pump with different materials combinations were tested on the test bench. The tested materials included metal, engineering ceramics and plastics. Some surface...

...Roman Kaczyński; Leongard I. Pogodaev Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the phenomenon of wear resistance of some metals and alloys with allowance for the stiffness of their stressed‐strained state of the surface. Design/methodology/approach An original criterion (in the form...

...Cem Sinanoğlu Purpose To discuss the effects of metal matrix composite (MMC) journal structure on the pressure distribution and, consequently, on the load‐carrying capacity of the bearing are predicted using feed forward architecture of neurons. Design/methodology/approach The inputs...

...M. Stanford; P.M. Lister Purpose Cutting fluids despite playing an important role in metal cutting have considerable environmental impact. Inert gaseous metal cutting environments were investigated with the aim of removing soluble oil cutting fluids from metal cutting operations. Design...

... to a range of cutting environments in order to comparatively evaluate nitrogen as a “clean” alternative to more conventional cutting fluids. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Material‐removal processes Fluid dynamics Metals It is widely recognised throughout the metal...

... with the temperature. This occurs as the composite is being cooled off and could be of a martensitic nature. The synthesized composite shows a homogeneous distribution of the dispersed phase through all the metallic matrix, because the infiltration process occurs over all the matrix volume. Lastly, the lattice...

... Alloys Metals Friction Wear For some time now, the use of aluminium alloys in the transport industry, has increased enormously. Their use has extended to cars, trucks, planes, etc. Aluminium alloys are omnipresent because of the need to lighten these structures and thus save energy...

... radius: r_e=0.8 mm. Special attention was paid to keep the cutting tool, as sharp as possible, during the experiments. All tests were conducted without using cutting fluids. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Surface roughness Machining Metals Steels a=depth...

... Metals Alloys It is well known that the microstructure of a film, which determines its resultant physical properties, strongly depends on the deposition conditions (Greene, 1993 ; Greene et al., 1989 ; Martin et al., 1984). Many different coatings with high hardness have been...

... toughness of the DLC coating with one single indenter. Coating Component manufacture Metals The combination of the mechanical properties along with the properties of a low friction coating led to a wide distribution of diamond like carbon coatings (DLC) in tribological applications...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Metals Spray deposition Very novel metal spray process Keywords: Metals, Spray deposition Inovati (Santa Barbara, California) has successfully developed a low-temperature metal deposition technique, Kinetic Metallization (KM). KM is capable...

... in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. It is really a unique metal, considered as a metal within the periodic table of elements, but has more similarity to semimetals than to metals. Bismuth replaces the formerly and widely used lead in EP‐greases and EP‐lubricants giving better properties to them, even using down...