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journal article·2020-03

Bioinspired Aluminum Composite Reinforced with Soft Polymers with Enhanced Strength and Plasticity

Arpan Rout, Anurag Gumaste, Praful Pandey, Eliezer Fernando Oliveira, Solomon Demiss, Vaikkara Purushothaman Mahesh, Chintan Bhatt, Kiran Raphael, Ravi Sastri Ayyagari, Pedro A. S. Autreto, Mithun Palit, Femi Olu, Douglas S. Galvao, Amit Arora, Chandra Sekhar Tiwary

Advanced Engineering Materials· Volume 22· Issue 3
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Abstract

Composites have played a key role in revolutionizing the automobile, marine, and aerospace industries. There is a constant attempt for the development of low‐density composite materials with superior mechanical and corrosion‐resistant properties for elevated temperature applications. Herein, an attempt is made to develop a nature‐inspired unique aluminum‐based composite with low‐density polymer (polyethylene terephthalate, i.e., soft material) reinforcement, which shows an enhancement in strength and toughness. The composite is processed using the easily scalable and simple friction stir processing technique. Mechanical properties of the uniformly reinforced aluminum composite show double ultimate strength and fivefold improvement in plasticity. The ultimate strength of the composite increases at elevated temperatures. The experimental observations are further supported by theoretical calculations and molecular dynamics simulations.
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Metals & alloysPolymersComposites

OpenAlex topics: Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties · Tribology and Wear Analysis · Advanced ceramic materials synthesis

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Affiliations

Materials Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Gujarat 382355 India

Materials Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 India

Group of Organic Solids and New Materials (GSONM) GlebWataghin Institute of Physics Center for Computational Engineering and Sciences (CCES) University of Campinas - UNICAMP Campinas SP 13083‐970 Brazil

Materials Science and Engineering Jimma Institute of Technology Jimma University Jimma P. O. Box 378 Ethiopia

Industron Nanotechnology Pvt. Ltd. 401, 4th Floor, Thejaswini Building, Technopark Trivandrum Kerala 695581 India

Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Gujarat 382355 India

Center of Natural Human Science Federal University of ABC (UFABC) Santo Andre SP 09210‐580 Brazil

Advanced Magnetic Group Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory Hyderabad Telangana 500066 India

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur West Bengal 721302 India

Funding

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo · Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences

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