Production and Wear Optimization of an MSSA Reinforced Al-Si-Mg Composite: A Taguchi Approach

Abstract

In this study, Al-Si-Mg-MSSA composite is produced by reinforcing the aluminum alloy with mango seed shell ash (MSSA). For the development parameters of stirring time, processing temperature, MSSA content, and MSSA particle size, Taguchi design of experiment was employed for the optimization of the wear properties of the developed composites. The optimal wear rate of the MSSA reinforced Al-Si-Mg composite was obtained to be 0.001517mm3/N/m at stirring time, processing temperature, MSSA content, and particle size of 60s, 720℃, 20%, and 25µm. Analysis of variance also proved the significance of MSSA particles in the reduction of the wear rate of Al-Si-Mg alloys. The wear behavior of the developed composite was successfully modeled using regression analysis with a prediction accuracy of 90.32%.

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