Influence of Groundnut Shell Ash Particle (GSAp) Addition on Mechanical and Corrosion Behaviour of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy

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S. Kanthasamy
T.S. Ravikumar
S. Anish
V. Hariram
S.R.K. Lindsay
D.G. Adarsh
S. Anirudh
V. Bala Ankireddy
Patan Irfan Khan

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Magnesium based alloys are some of the widely used light weight metals in vehicles and aerospace industries, but these materials are having low strength to weight ratio when compared to aluminium. To enhance their strength to weight ratio, some ceramic materials like carbides and oxides of metals are added as reinforcements. In this work, AZ31 magnesium alloy is reinforced with 1%, 2% and 3% of Groundnut Shell Ash particles (GSAp) through powder metallurgy. Micro hardness and compressive strength are studied and the microstructural analysis is also done. The addition of ash particles as reinforcement has not shown much variation in the strength and hardness. The addition of ash particles of more than 3% leads to crack. The addition of ash particles increases the rate of corrosion.

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