MORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ALUMINIUM HYBRID COMPOSITE REINFORCED WITH FLY ASH AND NANO RED MUD

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
KARUNA G. SIVA ◽  
BABU P. SURESH ◽  
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Hybrid AA2024 Metal Matrix composite find explicit application, so important factors like Hardness, lightweight is considered and hybrid composite was synthesized by stir casting route. In this investigation, the effects of age hardening on Hardness of AA2024 reinforced with industrial wastes is measured by using a Vickers hardness test and the influence of different process parameters are studied using Design Expert. A Response Surface Methodology is an effective technique used to observe the impact of age hardening parameters and their interconnection on surface hardness of the prepared hybrid AA2024 composite. A mathematical model was created to optimize the weight percentage of reinforcement and artificial ageing process parameters for maximum Hardness. Adequacy and lack of fit of the developed model were checked using the Analysis of variance Technique. Hardness is taken as the response and optimum parameters are obtained by using the quadratic model. Based on the results, it can be perceived that the weight percentage of Red mud, ageing temperature and ageing time has shown a notable effect on the response. For a specifically optimized parameter, the hardness is improved and it was observed that ageing temperature is the most influencing factor based on the RSM. The optimized parameters for the desired response are Ageing Temperature is 198.87ᵒC, Ageing time is 6.82884 hours, and Red mud wt % is 4.2865 respectively. A confirmation test is carried out with the optimized parameters experimentally and its error is less than the 5 % which shows good results with RSM. Surface morphological studies are carried for the optimized Age Hardened hybrid composite and it showed the uniform distribution of reinforcements in the matrix. Because of the increased hardness, these hybrid composite would perceive real time applications like Orthopaedic braces, aircraft structures and manufacturing crew machine products.


2021 ◽  
Vol 290 ◽  
pp. 123209
Author(s):  
R. Prakash ◽  
Sudharshan N. Raman ◽  
N. Divyah ◽  
C. Subramanian ◽  
C. Vijayaprabha ◽  
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Author(s):  
Mayara S. Siverio Lima ◽  
M. Hajibabaei ◽  
L. P. Thives ◽  
V. Haritonovs ◽  
A. Buttgereit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Red Mud ◽  

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramamohana Reddy Bellum ◽  
Chava Venkatesh ◽  
Sri Rama Chand Madduru

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eyerusalem A. Taye ◽  
Judith A. Roether ◽  
Dirk W. Schubert ◽  
Daniel T. Redda ◽  
Aldo R. Boccaccini

Novel hemp fiber reinforced geopolymer composites were fabricated. The matrix was a new geopolymer based on a mixture of red mud and fly ash. Chopped, randomly oriented hemp fibers were used as reinforcement. The mechanical properties of the geopolymer composite, such as diametral tensile (DTS) (or Brazilian tensile) strength and compressive strength (CS), were measured. The geopolymer composites reinforced with 9 vol.% and 3 vol.% hemp fiber yielded average DTS values of 5.5 MPa and average CS values of 40 MPa. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies were carried out to evaluate the microstructure and fracture surfaces of the composites. The results indicated that the addition of hemp fiber is a promising approach to improve the mechanical strength as well as to modify the failure mechanism of the geopolymer, which changed from brittle to “pseudo-ductile”.


2016 ◽  
Vol 866 ◽  
pp. 99-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Smita Singh ◽  
M.U. Aswath ◽  
R.V. Ranganath

The present investigation is on the effect of red mud on the mechanical properties and durability of the geopolymer paste in sulphuric and acetic acid solution. Red mud and fly ash were used to form the geopolymer paste along with the alkalies. The variation of red mud in the paste composition was from 0% to 90%. Cylindrical shaped specimens of 1 inch diameter and 1 inch height were prepared. The specimens were immersed in 5% sulphuric acid and 5% acetic acid for 1, 7, 14, 28, 56 and 84 days and tested for weight loss, visual deformation, strength loss and colour of the solvent, based on the procedure specified by ASTM C 267 – 01. SEM/EDX Tests were performed on the geopolymer specimens. Test results show that initially, the strength of the geopolymer increased upon the addition of red mud. The strength was maximum when the percentage of red mud was 30%. The maximum strength obtained was 38 MPa for the paste containing 30% red mud using 10M alkali solution as against 31.69 MPa, when only fly ash was used. Geopolymer paste containing 30% and 50% red mud showed better resistance to acid attack. The strength loss was minimum for the samples containing 30% red mud in both inorganic and organic acid i.e. sulphuric and acetic acid.


1987 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Schlorholtz ◽  
Ken Bergeson ◽  
Turgut Demirel

ABSTRACTThe physical and chemical properties of fly ash produced at Ottumwa Generating Station have been monitored since April, 1985. The fly ash is produced from burning a low sulfur, sub-bituminous coal obtained from the Powder River Basin near Gillette, Wyoming. One-hundred and sixty samples of fly ash were obtained during the two year period. All of the samples were subjected to physical testing as specified by ASTM C 311. About one-hundred of the samples were also subjected to a series of tests designed to monitor the self-cementing properties of the fly ash. Many of the fly ash samples were subjected to x-ray diffraction and fluorescence analysis to define the mineralogical and chemical composition of the bulk fly ash as a function of sampling date. Hydration products in selected hardened fly ash pastes, were studied by x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The studies indicated that power plant operating conditions influenced the compressive strength of the fly ash paste specimens. Mineralogical and morphological studies of the fly ash pastes indicated that stratlingite formation occurred in the highstrength specimens, while ettringite was the major hydration product evident in the low-strength specimens.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suchita Rai ◽  
Dilip H. Lataye ◽  
M. J. Chaddha ◽  
R. S. Mishra ◽  
P. Mahendiran ◽  
...  

“Red mud” or “bauxite residue” is a highly alkaline waste generated from alumina refinery with a pH of 10.5–12.5 which poses serious environmental problems. Neutralization or its treatment by sintering in presence of additives is one of the methods for overcoming the caustic problem as it fixes nearly all the leachable free caustic soda present in red mud. In the present study, feasibility of reducing the alkaline nature of red mud by sintering using fly ash as an additive via Taguchi methodology and its use for brick production, as an alternative to clay, is investigated. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) shows that sintering temperature is the most significant parameter in the process. A pH of 8.9 was obtained at 25–50% of red mud and 50–75% fly ash with water and temperature of . Alternatively 50% of red mud can be mixed with 50% of fly ash with water at temperature of to get a pH of about 8.4. The mechanism of this process has been explained with also emphasis on chemical, mineralogical, and morphological analysis of the sintered red mud. The results would be extremely useful in utilization of red mud in building and construction industry.


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