Firasat Husain¹, Manoj Kumar Yadav², Arshad Noor Siddiquee¹* and Zahid A Khan¹

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
²Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inderprastha Engineering College, Ghaziabad, Utter Pradesh, India

*Corresponding Author: Arshad Noor Siddiquee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.

Received: September 15, 2022; Published: September 21, 2022

Abstract

The porous aluminium is in high demand due to its low-density, high-energy absorption and high damping properties. A precursor method using friction stir processing (FSP) was used in the current study to develop metal foam on AA6061-T6 using MgCO₃ as a blowing agent. A composite parameter, i.e., unit stirring was used to study the combined effect of FSP parameters while developing the metal foam. The FSPed sample was heat treated at 650°C with a holding time of 15 minutes. It was found that the highest porosity 18.18% was obtained at the lowest unit stirring of 0.004960 mm/rev-shoulder diameter.

Keywords: Aluminium Foams; Pore Density; Unit Stirring; Light Weight; FSP

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Citation

Citation: Arshad Noor Siddiquee., et al. “A Comparative Study on the Development of Friction Stir Processed AA6062-T6 Metal Foam". Acta Scientific Applied Physics 2.10 (2022): 03-09.

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