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On the fatigue characteristics of electro-discharge machined alumina particulate reinforced aluminium matrix composites

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  • P.K. Brahmankar
  • N. Ramakrishnan

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This paper discusses an experimental investigation to examine the effect of Electro-Discharge Machining (EDM) on the high cycle fatigue characteristics of rough as well as smooth electro-discharge machined specimens of 6061/Al2O3 composites with 10 and 22% of volume fraction of alumina (Al2O3) particulate reinforcement. The unreinforced alloy (6061) was also included as a basis of comparison. While the pulse energy and volume fraction of ceramic were found to exert a significant effect on the fatigue characteristics, a model correlating the effect of these variables on the fatigue life was found to have excellent fit. It was observed that the fatigue performance of the composites with a high volume fraction and machined at high pulse energy was always inferior to that of the unreinforced alloy.

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  • P.K. Brahmankar & N. Ramakrishnan, 2005. "On the fatigue characteristics of electro-discharge machined alumina particulate reinforced aluminium matrix composites," International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 7(2/3/4), pages 342-351.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmtma:v:7:y:2005:i:2/3/4:p:342-351
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