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- MakaleAçık Erişim2025The effect of high SiC ratio on the physical, mechanical, tribological and corrosion behavior of Al2024 alloy matrix composites fabricated by powder metallurgy
Beder, Murat; Varol, Temel; Akçay, Serhatcan Berk; Çuvalcı, Hamdullah; Erdemir, Fatih; Khan, M Adam; Yıldız, Uğur Temel
Reinforcing materials used in the production of metal matrix composites are used to improve the properties of the final composite. However, the compatibility between matrix and reinforcement and the reinforcement ratio directly affects the properties of the composite material. For this reason, low reinforcement ratios are preferred in many studies on ceramic particle reinforced composites. Unlike conventional studies, in this study, the effects of 10 wt%, 20 wt% and 40 wt% SiC content on the microstructure, dry wear properties and corrosion properties of Al2024 matrix composites were investigated. θ phase content became higher as the SiC content was increased. Hardness values increased with increasing SiC reinforcement. The highest value (307.68 HB) was obtained for the composite with 40 wt% SiC reinforcement, an increase of more than 100%. A decrease in volume loss with increasing SiC reinforcement was observed in the friction and wear tests. For 5 N of load and 1200 m of sliding distance, it was found that an addition of 40 wt% of SiC particles in Al2024 matrix results decrease in volume loss by almost 722%.
- MakaleYalnız künye2025Effect of mechanical milling parameters on the properties of electrolytic pure copper powders and hot pressed billets fabricated from recycled copper wastes
Akçay, Serhatcan Berk; Çuvalcı, Oğuzhan; Varol, Temel; Çuvalcı, Hamdullah; Kocaman, Mücahit; Alver, Ümit; Beder, Murat; Güler, Onur; Aksa, Hüseyin Can; Gasha, Shimelis Bihon
This study was conducted to comprehensively investigate the effect of mechanical milling parameters on the properties of electrolytic pure copper powders and hot pressed billets fabricated from recycled copper wastes. Three different milling speeds, five different milling times and three different ball to powder weight ratios were used to fully reveal the effect of the mechanical milling process on the properties of recovered Cu powders. The results show that as the milling time and milling speed increased, the initial dendritic morphology of the copper was transformed into a flake-like structure. At 400 rpm and a 5:1 BPR parameters, the average particle sizes of C3, C4, and C5 after 2, 4, and 8h were ∼52 μm, 83 μm, and 71 μm, respectively. This suggests that particle size initially increases due to shape change and cold-welding, but at longer durations, fracture becomes dominant. The I5 with d(0.5) = 69.32 μm exhibited a high flow rate of 5.88 g/s with an apparent density of 2.9 g/cm3.While the hardness value of the Cu samples (A1-bulk sample) produced by exposure to the lowest deformation during the mechanical milling is 95.02 HB, the hardness value of the Cu specimens (F5-bulk sample) showing the highest apparent density, best flow rate and highest density values is 109.31 HB. The electrical conductivity values were determined to be approximately 52.2 MS/m, 57.4 MS/m and 44.3 MS/m for A1-bulk, F5-bulk and H5-bulk, respectively. This study offers valuable insights into the relationship between milling parameters, powder characteristics, and final material properties.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2024Impact of high Al2O3 content on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and wear behavior Al–Cu–Mg/Al2O3 composites prepared by mechanical milling
Beder, Murat; Varol, Temel; Akçay, Serhatcan Berk
Metal matrix composites are increasingly being recognized as new wear-resistant materials. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the microstructure, mechanical properties, and wear resistance of Al–Cu–Mg alloy matrix composites reinforced with high contents of Al2O3 particles. Moreover, the effects of 10, 20, and 40 wt% Al2O3 contents on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and dry wear resistance of the Al–Cu–Mg matrix composites are studied. The results show that the θ (CuAl2) phase ratio increases with increasing Al2O3 contents. The hardness values of the samples also increase with increasing Al2O3 contents. The highest tensile and flexural strengths are measured as 284 and 562.9 MPa, respectively, and these values are obtained for the composite material reinforced with 10 wt% Al2O3 particles. The continuous increase in the hardness of the samples with increasing Al2O3 content may cause the lowest volume loss for the 40 wt% Al2O3-reinforced composite. The friction surfaces show that the wear surfaces comprise adhesion, delamination, and smear layers. Overall, compared to the Al2O3-reinforced composite samples, pure Al–Cu–Mg alloy samples show approximately 2 times more mass gain.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2024The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Mechanical Properties and Oxidation Resistance of AlSi10Mg Alloy
Beder, Murat; Akçay, Serhatcan Berk; Varol, Temel; Çuvalcı, Hamdullah
In this study, the microstructure, hardness, tensile strength, and dry wear properties of the cast AlSi10Mg alloy as well as the effects of processing parameters on the oxidation behavior of this alloy were investigated. In this context, AlSi10Mg (wt%) alloy was produced by gravity die casting method, and then, air cooling, quenching, and T6 treatment were applied. The microstructure of the alloy was investigated using an optical microscope, SEM, and EDS. Additionally, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was used to determine the effect of processing parameters on the oxidation behavior of the samples. The friction and wear properties of the alloy were investigated using a ball-on-disk wear test device. It was founded that the as-cast AlSi10Mg alloy's microstructure contained phases of α(Al), Si, and β-Mg2Si. It has been observed that the microstructure of the cast AlSi10Mg alloy gradually turns into a spherical form when quenching and air-cooling heat treatments are applied. Also, T6 heat treatment led to further spheroidization of Si particles, formation of β-Mg2Si precipitates, and elimination of the Chinese script morphology of the β-Mg2Si phase. It was observed that the yield strength of the AlSi10Mg alloy in the as-cast state decreased negligibly compared to the air-cooled state, while there was an increase of up to 70% in the aging-treated condition. The results show that the tensile strength of the as-cast AlSi10Mg alloy increased by 115% after aging. Additionally, it was found that the AlSi10Mg alloy's wear resistance increased with the aging process.
- MakaleYalnız künye2024Influence of post processing on the mechanical properties and wear behavior of selective laser melted Co-Cr-Mo-W alloys
Varol, Temel; Aksa, Hüseyin Can; Yıldız, Fatih; Akçay, Serhatcan Berk; Kaya, Gürkan; Beder, Murat
In the study, the effect of laser energy density and post-processes (sintering, cold rolling, and hot rolling) on the properties of Co-Cr-Mo-W alloys fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM) are investigated. The samples are fabricated at 83, 125, and 167 J/mm3 of laser energy density to compare their properties. XRD results show that the samples in which ε-Co martensitic phase dominates γ-Co phase are the samples exposed to hot rolling. The highest hardness values obtained with the hot rolling applied after SLM. The hardness for SLM1hr, SLM2hr and SLM3hr is 489.2, 500.4 and 509.8 HV, respectively. The lowest wear rate values are also obtained after the hot rolling post-process, where the highest hardness values and lowest average COFs were obtained.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2024Prediction of effect of fabrication parameters on the properties of B4C ceramic particle reinforced AA2024 matrix nanocomposites using neural networks
Varol, Temel; Çanakçı, Aykut; Özşahin, Şükrü; Beder, Murat; Akçay, Serhatcan Berk
In the present study, a prediction model was created to predict the impact of B4C content, milling time and matrix size on the hardness and density of AA2024-B4C nanocomposites produced by means of flake powder metallurgy. The process involved synthesizing AA2024-B4C nanocomposite powders by mechanical milling followed by preparing nanocomposites by hot pressing. The matrix size of the AA2024 alloy powders, the milling time, and the B4C content were selected as the input parameters. On the other hand, the density and the hardness of the AA2024-B4C nanocomposites were designed as the output parameters. The results showed that the sintered density is significantly improved by decreasing matrix size. It was found that density of AA2024–3 wt%B4C nanocomposites is lower than AA2024–1 wt%B4C nanocomposites. However, the hardness of AA2024–3 wt%B4C nanocomposites is better than AA2024–1 wt%B4C nanocomposites. The AA2024-B4C nanocomposite prediction model could predict hardness and density with a mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 0.32% and 1.38%. The results show that the ANN model is a useful tool for the matrix size effect prediction, milling time and B4C content on the density and hardness of AA2024-B4C nanocomposites prepared by flake powder metallurgy.

