Agro waste reinforcement of metal matrix composites, a veritable sustainable engineering achievement, or an effort in futility? A critical review

F Ben, PA OLUBAMBI - Materials research express, 2024‏ - iopscience.iop.org
The utilization of agro waste as reinforcement in metal matrix composites (MMCs) has
sparked interest regarding its feasibility and sustainability in engineering practices …

A review of aluminum metal matrix composites: fabrication route, reinforcements, microstructural, mechanical, and corrosion properties

A Kumar, VP Singh, RC Singh, R Chaudhary… - Journal of Materials …, 2024‏ - Springer
Aluminum matrix composites (AMCs) developed with micro/nano-reinforcements emerge as
an attractive candidate for innumerable applications, including automotive, aerospace …

Design of aluminum eco-composite for sustainable engineering application by the valorization of municipal wastes: Experimental and response surface analysis

AA Akinwande, HK Talabi, OS Adesina… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Reprocessing municipal wastes into useful engineering components is one way to reduce
their environmental impact. This paper presents a report on an alternative experimental …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the tribological behavior of bioinspired surfaces in agro-waste and alumina reinforced AA6063 matrix composites

F Ben, PA Olubambi - Vacuum, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The tribological behavior of three bioinspired (BI) agro-waste ashes—bean pod ash (BPA),
cassava peel ash (CPA), and coconut husk ash (CHA)—integrated as reinforcements in an …

Development of aluminum composite reinforced with selected agricultural residues

L Osunmakinde, TB Asafa, PO Agboola… - Discover Materials, 2023‏ - Springer
The use of agricultural residue has been considered an economic and environmentally
friendly approach for development of aluminium composites. In this study, Al powder (Al) …

Enhancing microstructural, tribological and corrosion responses of Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloy via nano-/micro-Al2O3 particulates

A Kumar, VP Singh, RC Singh, R Chaudhary… - Journal of Materials …, 2024‏ - Springer
In this study, authors reinforced micro (0–10 wt%)-and nano (0.8–1.8 wt%)-Al2O3 particles
into the AA7075 matrix to enhance wear resistance. Comprehensive microstructural …

Erosion behavior of Al–SiC and Al–WC MMCs via powder metallurgy under solid particle im**ement

M Yadav, LA Kumaraswamidhas, A Kumar… - Scientific Reports, 2024‏ - nature.com
This study investigates the erosion behavior of Al–SiC and Al–WC metal-based composites
in a solid particle im**ement environment developed through powder metallurgy. Micro …

The utilization of agricultural and industrial waste in the synthesis of AA7075-based novel lightweight composite

A Kumar, VP Singh, A Mallik, BK Sahoo… - Journal of Materials …, 2024‏ - Springer
Fly ash (FA) and coconut shell ash (CSA) are solid byproducts of industrial and agricultural
waste, respectively, that are produced in enormous amounts around the world. It is …

Sustainable development of agro bio-mass waste based AA6061-Tungsten carbide hybrid reinforced composites: A comprehensive performance investigation

P Bose, A Thirugnanasambandam, PK Pullela… - Ceramics …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Recycling, Reusing, and Reduction (3R) strategy to solid waste management is
proposed for exploiting the functionalities of wastes in enhancing base material …

Biomimetic 3D printing: Cocoon-like silk reinforcements from discarded cocoons for hemispherical composite components

Y Huang, Y Wang, Z Dong, Y Yang, S Zhao… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Silkworm cocoons serve as the primary raw material for silk fabric production. However, due
to stringent quality requirements for silk products, only high-quality cocoons are selected …