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Recycling’s value in conserving scarce resources, avoiding environmental damage to the land, and reducing energy consumption is well known. This research aims to develop a composite that uses recycled reinforcement that was formed through an in situ method to build confidence in the usage of recycled materials. Thus, in connection with defense and aerospace industry applications, aluminum composite alloys receive more interest due to their light weight and high strength with improved mechanical properties; therefore, this research focuses on the fabrication of in situ-developed recycled TiC (r-TiC)-reinforced AlZnMgCu composites, i.e., new recycled materials. Experiments were conducted to determine the synthesized composites’ microstructural, mechanical, tribological, and corrosion properties. The microstructural study showed that r-TiC was distributed uniformly along the grain boundaries until the addition of 12% r-TiC. However, the accumulation of reinforcements began at 14% r-TiC addition and became more aggregated with subsequent increases in the percentage addition of r-TiC. The mechanical and tribological tests showed that the composite with 14% r-TiC was superior to all other compositions, with 60% improved mechanical qualities and the lowest wear rate of 0.0007 mm3/m. Composites containing 2% r-TiC showed the best corrosion resistance, an increase of 22% over AlZnMgCu, without reinforcement.

Aluminum matrix composite with 10 wt% of MoO3 particulate reinforcement was synthesized through powder metallurgy technique. The cold upsetting studies of the composites were investigated based on Taguchi L9 orthogonal array experimental design to evaluate the significance of compaction pressure, sintering temperature, and sintering time on strength coefficient. The combination of 350 MPa pressure, 600 °C temperature, and 90 minutes sintering time was identified as the optimum blend for maximum strength coefficient using the main effect plot. From the analysis of variance, compaction pressure and sintering temperature were identified as highly contributing parameters on strength coefficient. Further, a confirmation test was also conducted with the optimum parameter for validation of the Taguchi results. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy were used to confirm the presence of MoO3 and its uniform distribution over the aluminum matrix. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aluminum matrix composite with 10 wt% of MoO3 particulate reinforcement was synthesized through powder metallurgy technique. The cold upsetting studies of the composites were investigated based on Taguchi L9 orthogonal array experimental design to evaluate the significance of compaction pressure, sintering temperature, and sintering time on strength coefficient. The combination of 350 MPa pressure, 600 °C temperature, and 90 minutes sintering time was identified as the optimum blend for maximum strength coefficient using the main effect plot. From the analysis of variance, compaction pressure and sintering temperature were identified as highly contributing parameters on strength coefficient. Further, a confirmation test was also conducted with the optimum parameter for validation of the Taguchi results. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy were used to confirm the presence of MoO3 and its uniform distribution over the aluminum matrix. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]