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. 2023 Feb 9;9(2):e13558. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13558

Table 3.

Range/magnitude of a process parameter, tensile strength and hardness of different functionally graded composites materials manufactured using various centrifugal casting methods.

Sr. No. Composite Process parameter and their range or magnitude Tensile Strength (MPa) Hardness Reference
1 A 319 + SiC (Heat treated) Particle Addition Temperature: 730 °C to 740 °C
Mould Rotation Speed: 250 rpm
Stirring Time: 20 min (after particles were added)
270 87 HRB [195]
2 356 Cast Aluminum + 15% SiC (Heat treated) Slurry Temperature: 750–760 °C
Mould Temperature: 250 ± 10 °C
Rotational Speed: 1100 rpm
155 BHN [196]
3 2124 Wrought Aluminum + 15% SiC (Heat treated) Slurry Temperature: 750–760 °C
Mould Temperature: 250 ± 10 °C
Rotational Speed: 1100 rpm
145 BHN [196]
4 Aluminum + Mg2Si + Si in-situ (T6 Treated) Slurry Temperature: 760 °C
Mould Temperature: 150 °C
Rotational Speed: 3000 rpm
247 (at 100 °C) [197]
5 Aluminum (Zl 104) + 20% SiC Slurry Temperature: 750 °C
Mould Temperature: 500 °C
Rotational Speed: 800 rpm
122 HB [198]
6 AlSi18CuMgNi + 17.2% SiC Slurry Temperature: 850 °C
Mould Temperature: 600 °C
Rotational Speed: 800 rpm
23.7 HRB [199]
7 Aluminum + SiC
Aluminum + SiC + Mg2Si in-situ
Slurry Temperature: 840 °C
Mould Temperature: 220–250 °C
Rotational Speed: 220–250 rpm
45 HRB
56 HRB
[200]
8 Iron + Tungsten Carbide Slurry Temperature: 1300 °C
Mould Rotational Speed: 1340 rpm
[201]
9 Al–12Si –Cu + 12% B4C
Al–12Si –Cu + 12% SiC
Al–12Si –Cu + 12% Al2O3
Al–12Si –Cu + 12% TiB2
Particles Preheating temperature: 300 °C
Stirring Speed: 200 rpm
Mould Temperature: 350 °C
Mould Rotational Speed: 1300 rpm
228
230
233
248
1.314 GPa
1.412 GPa
1.415 GPa
1.569 GPa
[201]
10 Aluminum + 15% Mg2Si (in-situ) Mixture of NaCl, NaF and KCl in ratio of 15:35:10 was added to molten surface for refinement of grains.
Slurry temperature: 800 °C
Mould Rotational Speed: 1800 rpm
242 [187]
11 Aluminum + 6% (vol.) TiB2
(in-situ)
Slats used for in-situ generation of TiB2: KBF4 and K2TiF6
Slurry Temperature: 750 °C
Mould Rotational speed: 180, 300, 500 and 700 rpm
[186]
12 Aluminum (LM 25) + 10% AlB2
(Centrifugal Casting + Stir Casting)
Particle Size: 74 μm
Stirring Time: 15 min
Stirring Speed: 230 rpm
Mould rotational speed: 1220 rpm
184 152 HV [185]
13 Aluminum + Al–B + Al–Mg Melting Temperature: 850 °C
Holding time: 15 to 25 min
Mould Preheating temperature: 500 °C
Casting time: 1 to 3 min
Mould Rotational Speed: 300 to 400 rpm
Pouring temperature: 690 to 820 °C
88 HV (400 rpm and 820 °C) [172]
14 AZ91 + 10% SiC Matrix melting temperature: 620–700 °C
Heating temperature of reinforcement particles: 200 °C
Mixture stirred for 10 min at 250 rpm
Centrifugal casting in presence of argon gas
217 MPa 107 HV [202]
15 Al + 15 wt %SiC Melting Temperature: 670 °C
Pouring Temperature: 725 °C
Stirring Speed for mixing matrix and reinforcement: 100 rpm
Rotational speed of mould: 800 to 1000 rpm
152 MPa 56 HB [203]