Development of copper alloy by microwave hybrid heating technique and its characterization

Development of copper alloy by microwave hybrid heating technique and its characterization

Shashank L. MarahadigeSrinath M. Sridharmurthy Amarendra H. Jayraj Ulavathi S. Mahabaleshwar Giulio Lorenzini Enrico Lorenzini 

Department of Mechanical Engineering, MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru 560001, India

Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan 573 202, India

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan 573 202, India

Department of Mathematics, Government First Grade College for Women, Hassan 573 202, India

Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, Italy

Department of Industrial Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, viale Risorgimento 2, Bologna 40136, Italy

Corresponding Author Email: 
shashanklingappam@gmail.com
Page: 
1343-1349
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DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.18280/ijht.360425
Received: 
10 March 2018
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Accepted: 
10 September 2018
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OPEN ACCESS

Abstract: 

Material deterioration caused during service life led to the development of erosive/corrosive resistant materials. The present work focuses on characterization of an alloy, naval brass, developed by microwave hybrid heating method, which is a vital material used in ship building/ marine industry. Mechanism of melting of metals by microwave hybrid heating technique is presented in the article. Microstructural study reveals formation of alpha and beta phases, with negligible porosity. X-Ray Diffraction study reveals the presence of CuZn phase in the developed alloy. Further, tensile and microhardness characteristics of the cast alloy holds good with the properties that must be exhibited by the specified standard material.

Keywords: 

alloy, microwaves, hybrid heating, melting, casting, SEM

1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Mechanism of Melting by Microwave Hybrid Heating
4. Results and Discussions
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgement
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