Publications by authors named "Avinash Lakshmikanthan"
This review article focuses on the aluminum-based metal matrix composites (Al-based MMCs). Studies or investigations of their mechanical and tribological properties performed by researchers worldwide in the past are presented in detail. The processing techniques and applications for Al-based MMCs are also documented here.
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- The study focuses on using computer vision technology to measure the microstructural properties of Mg-Sn-Al alloys, which is essential for controlling material properties in industry.
- Manual measurements of microstructures are often slow and inaccurate, but the new automated technique showed over 92% accuracy compared to manual counting of grain sizes.
- The research also successfully identified intermetallic phases in the alloys, with automated measurements achieving accuracies of over 95%, suggesting the method could be applied to other alloy types.
Corrosion Behaviour of High-Strength Al 7005 Alloy and Its Composites Reinforced with Industrial Waste-Based Fly Ash and Glass Fibre: Comparison of Stir Cast and Extrusion Conditions.
Materials (Basel)
July 2021
Article Synopsis
- Research focuses on developing lightweight materials with better properties for engineering, using industrial wastes like fly ash (FA) and S-glass fibers (GF) as reinforcements in Al 7005 alloy.
- Four samples were created through stir casting and then extruded to study their structure and corrosion resistance, with different extrusion ratios.
- Results showed that Al 7005 + 6% FA had the highest corrosion resistance and that extrusion improved material properties, reducing corrosion rates compared to as-cast samples.
In this study, the burr and slot widths formed after the micro-milling process of Inconel 718 alloy were investigated using a rapid and accurate image processing method. The measurements were obtained using a user-defined subroutine for image processing. To determine the accuracy of the developed imaging process technique, the automated measurement results were compared against results measured using a manual measurement method.
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