Open AccessEffect of magnesium on some mechanical properties of 1200 Aluminium alloy
Author(s) -
M. D. Shittu,
Alake Olaniyi,
A. A. Daniyan,
D. A. Isadare,
K. M. Oluwasegun,
S. A. Ibitoye
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0794-4896
DOI - 10.4314/ijs.v23i2.15
Subject(s) - materials science , aluminium , 6063 aluminium alloy , alloy , metallurgy , ultimate tensile strength , magnesium , hardening (computing) , 5052 aluminium alloy , dispersion (optics) , microstructure , 6111 aluminium alloy , 5005 aluminium alloy , aluminium alloy , composite material , physics , layer (electronics) , optics
This paper investigated the effect of magnesium as a dispersion strengthening material on some mechanical properties of 1200-Aluminium (Al-Fe-Si) alloy, a typical commercial aluminium alloy used in the production of household utensils. 1200-Aluminium (Al-Fe-Si) alloy containing varying percentages of the dispersion hardening material (i.e. Magnesium) were produced and mechanical tests namely; hardness, tensile strength and impact strength were carried out. Also, the microstructures of the cast materials were studied. The results showed that increase in magnesium content, as dispersion hardening material improved the hardness, tensile strength and caused a slight decrease in impact strength of the 1200-Aluminium alloy. It is inferred from this work that using magnesium as a dispersion hardening material brings about corresponding improvement in some mechanical properties of 1200-Aluminium (Al-Fe-Si) alloy.
Keywords: Magnesium, Aluminium alloy, dispersion strengthened, reinforced alloy, crystallographic formation Depth, Geothermal Energy