Abstract
In this study, aluminum Al6013 and copper (Cu) cylindrical bimetal was manufactured by means of an original production method. The optical microscope and scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of the bimetal material produced through this approach, semi-centrifugal compression, were used in microstructural investigations following which metallurgical transition zones were defined. Through an energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis of the defined regions, the chemical content of the regions were determined. Micro hardness values of the regions were determined and comparisons were made with the chemical content and hardness values of the materials used in the bimetal production before the manufacturing process. In addition, the mechanical properties of the materials were compared by applying tensile tests to the bimetallic components Cu and Al6013 and to the bimetal material produced. In the light of the values obtained, the general properties of the bimetal material produced through this new approach were presented.
About the authors
Dr. Uğur Avcı is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Machine, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. His research interests are metal matrix composites, lightweight materials, functional graded materials, bimetals, powder metallurgy and welding technologies.
Dr. Yusuf Eren Erdoğdu, born, 1987, is a Research Assistant at İnönü University, Turkey. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yıldız Technical University (YTU), Istanbul, Turkey, in 2011 and then acquired his MSc from the Institute of Science-Mechanical Design Program at Istanbul Technical University (ITU). He holds a PhD from İnönü University. His research interests include composite materials, polymer tribology, mechanical design and manufacturing.
Acknowledgement
The authors are grateful to Savas Erdogdu for proofreading the article.
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