Numerical Estimation of Hardness of Carbon Nanotubes reinforced Al metal matrix
Pothamsetty Kasi V Rao1, B. Raghu Kumar2
1Pothamsetty Kasi V Rao, Research Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, (A.P.), India.
2B. Raghu Kumar, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, P V P Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Vijayawada, (A.P.), India.
Manuscript received on 23 March 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 30 March 2019 | Manuscript published on 30 March 2019 | PP: 1049-1052 | Volume-7 Issue-6, March 2019 | Retrieval Number: F2655037619/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: The present study focuses on the numerical estimation of hardness of Aluminum with MWCNT sintered composite by variation of percentage amount of MWCNT’s being mixed to the base metal. By applying the rule of mixtures, the physical properties of Al-MWCNT were modeled for conducting the Brinell hardness test numerically. The numerical estimation is based on the explicit dynamics formulations in order to account the short duration and high deformation of the body and nonlinearity. By changing the indentation force applied on the composite specimen, various indented diameters are measured and hardness is calculated. It is found by the observations that for the higher percentages of the MWCNT mixed the hardness of the specimen is also increased proportionally by a trend constant.
Keywords: Brinell hardness test, Explicit Dynamics formulations, Aluminium, CNT.
Scope of the Article: Numerical Modelling of Structures