Reinforcements, production techniques and property analysis of AA7075 matrix composites − a critical review

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Review

Table 2

Details on type of reinforcement, quantity and production approach adapted by different researchers.

Type of reinforcement/reinforcement combination	Particle size	Quantity dispersed	Production approach	References
SiC	20 μm	10, 15 & 20 %vol.	Stir casting	[50]
SiC	20 μm	10, 15 & 20 %vol.	Stir casting	[51]
SiC	50 nm	1 & 5 %vol.	Powder metallurgy	[52]
SiC	20-40 μm	10 %wt.	Stir casting	[53,54]
SiC	40-150 μm	5-25 %vol.	Powder metallurgy	[55]
SiC	150 μm	2-6 %wt.	Stir casting	[14]
SiC	20-40 μm	10 & 15 %wt.	Stir casting	[17]
SiC	45–65 nm	–-	Friction stir welding	[56,57]
SiC	80 nm	1 %vol.	Rheoforming	[58]
SiC	15 μm	15 %vol.	Spray deposition	[59]
SiC	45-50 μm	10 %wt.	Stir casting	[60]
SiC	7-34 μm	6 & 9 %wt.	Centrifugal casting	[61]
SiC	–-	15 %wt.	Stir casting	[62]
SiC	50 nm	1-4 %wt.	Stir casting	[63,64]
SiC	45-65 nm	–-	Friction stir processing	[65]
SiC	50 nm	2-6 %wt.	Stir casting	[66]
SiC	–-	5-15 %wt.	Stir casting	[34]
SiC	15-20 μm	8 %wt.	Stir casting	[67]
SiC & Al₂O₃	20–40 μm each	7.5 %wt. each	Stir-casting	[7]
SiC & Al₂O₃	16-100 grit & 100-200 mesh	5-15 %wt. each	Stir casting	[68]
(SiC+Ti)	7 & 35 μm	(40+5) %vol.	Squeeze casting	[69]
SiC & Flyash	SiC: 53 μm	2.5 & 5 %wt. each	Stir casting	[70]
SiC & Cr	7 ± 0.6 & 30 ± 1.4 μm	50 & 5 %vol.	Squeeze casting	[21]
SiC & B₄C	10 & 5 μm	1:1 vol. fraction	Liquid pressing process	[71]
SiC & ZrO₂	–-	2-6 %wt. & 3%wt.	Stir casting	[72]
SiC & Gr SiC & h-BN SiC & MoS₂₂	SiC:150-180 μm Gr: 180-200 μm h-BN:90-120 μm MoS₂₂:50-80 μm	5 %wt. each 5 %wt. each 5 %wt. each	Stir casting	[73]
SiC & Graphene	36 μm & nano size	10, 15 & 1 %wt.	Stir casting	[36]
SiC & TiB₂	20 & 13-14 μm	5 %wt. each individually	Stir casting	[74]
Ag-C NP	10-20 nm	0.5-2.0 %wt.	Mechanical milling	[75]
CNT	20 nm(D) & 8 μm(L)	3 %vol.	Friction stir processing	[23]
CNT	40 nm(D) & 2 μm(L)	1 %wt.	Powder metallurgy	[76]
MWCNTs	30 nm	1-3 %wt.	Stir casting	[32]
Gr	38.33 μm	0.5-1.5 %wt.	Mechanical milling	[5]
Gr	–-	Up to 1.5 %wt.	Mechanical alloying and hot extrusion	[77]
h-BN, amorphous B & (B₄C+n-W)	–-, 100 μm & (100 μm + 50 nm)	40, 30, & (20+2) %vol.	Vacuum impregnation technology, explosive pressing and mechanical alloying	[78]
Al₂O₃	36–72 μm	–-	Stir casting	[79]
Al₂O₃	20 nm	Up to 7 %wt.	Mechanical milling	[18]
Al₂O₃	–-	10 %vol.	High pressure torsion	[80]
Al₂O₃	Nano size	1.5 %wt.	Casting	[81]
Al₂O₃	30–50 μm	2.5 %wt.	Squeeze casting	[82]
Al₂O₃	20-30 nm	1-4 %wt.	Stir casting	[29]
Al₂O₃ & graphite	–-	2-8 & 5 %wt.	Stir casting	[83]
Al₂O₃ & h-BN	30-50 & 80-100 nm	1 & 0.5 %wt.	Stir casting	[21]
Al₂O₃ & h-BN	5-10 μm each	2.5 & 5 %wt. each	Two step stir casting	[84]
Al₂O₃ & Flyash	–-	5 & 10 %wt. each	Stir casting	[28]
Al₂O₃ & SiC	20-30 & 50 nm	1-4 %wt. combined	Stir casting	[30]
Al₂O₃ & SiC	3 & 2 μm	1.8-7.5 & 1.5-6 %wt.	Friction stir processing	[40]
TiO₂	30–40 nm	10–20 %wt.	Mechanical milling	[12]
B₄C	<10 μm	Up to 12.5 %wt.	Mechanical milling	[9]
B₄C	15–18 μm	–-	Friction stir processing	[4]
B₄C	–-	15 %wt.	Stir casting	[62]
B₄C	45 μm	5-20 %vol.	Powder metallurgy	[85]
B₄C	2 μm	20 %wt.	Powder metallurgy	[86]
B₄C	2.031 μm	7.5 %wt.	Plasma activated sintering	[8]
B₄C & Coconut shell flyash	75 & 62 μm	Up to 12 & 3 %wt.	Stir casting	[87]
B₄C & Rice husk ash	50 & 62 μm	5 & 3.5 %wt.	Stir casting	[46]
B₄C & MoS₂₂	10 & 2 μm	4-12 & 3 %wt.	Stir casting	[25]
B₄C & Flyash	3-10 μm each	2-8 & 2 %wt.	Stir casting	[26]
B₄C & Flyash	150 μm each	1-4 & 6-9 %wt.	Stir casting	[88]
B₄C & BN	1 μm each	3-9 & 3 %wt.	Stir casting	[89]
B₄C & BN	1 & 10 μm	3-9 & 3%wt.	Stir casting	[42]
B₄C & Cow dung ash	50-70 & 40-60 μm	2.5-7.5 %wt. each	Two step stir casting	[33]
ZrO₂	110 nm	2 & 5 %wt.	Mechanical milling	[90]
ZrB₂ & hBN	5 & 3 μm	5 %wt. each	Stir-squeeze cast technique	[39]
TiC	20 nm	2 %wt.	Friction stir processing	[91]
TiC	3.5 μm	2-6 %vol.	Friction stir processing	[92]
TiC	–-	2.5-7.5 %wt.	Stir casting	[27]
TiC	6-8 μm	–-	laser shock peening (LSP) and friction stir welding (FSW)	[93]
TiC & B₄C	5-15 & 10-25 μm	5-l0 %vol. each	Two step stir casting	[94]
TiC & MoS₂₂	Micro particles	2, 4 & 2%wt.	Stir casting	[95]
Ti & Gr	≤80 & ≤150 μm	3, 5, 6 & 8 %wt. combined	In situ process	[96]
TiB₂	–-	15 %wt.	Stir casting	[62]
TiB₂	20-500 nm	6 %wt.	In-situ process	[97]
TiB₂	Nano size	1.5 %vol.	In-situ process	[98]
TiB₂	–-	6 %wt.	In-situ process	[99]
TiB₂ & Gr	–-	1.5-6 & 1%wt.	In-situ process	[24]
Si₃N₄	–-	2-8 %wt.	Stir casting	[100]
Si₃N₄	10-40 μm	4, 8 & 12%wt.	Stir casting	[101]
Si₃N₄	–-	4, 8 & 12%wt.	Stir casting	[102]
TaC, Si₃N₄, Ti	200-250 nm, 20 μm, 70 μm	0.25-1, 2-8 %wt., 0.5-2 %wt.	Stir casting	[35]
MoS₂i₂	2-8 μm	2-5 %wt.	Stir casting	[38]
VN	10-50 μm	15 %wt.	Hot press sintering	[103]

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