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Powder Metallurgy versus Casting: Damping Behavior of Pure Aluminum

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The microstructure and mechanical properties of a material are influenced by their fabrication method. This paper addresses how the fabrication process influences the damping behavior of pure aluminum. The samples were fabricated using two routes: powder metallurgy (PM) and casting (CT). Powder mixing, compacting, and sintering of the powder mixture are the basic manufacturing steps in PM, while in casting, the material is heated to liquidus condition and poured into the mold. The samples thus obtained were tested for damping measurements. Damping behavior was obtained at constant strain and at various frequencies of 0.1, 1, and 10 Hz from room temperature to 150°C under dual cantilever mode. Microstructural analysis was done using FESEM. Results demonstrated that the samples fabricated using powder metallurgy route exhibit high damping capacities and storage modulus. The related possible mechanisms for this behavior are analyzed and presented.

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Abbreviations

PM:

Powder metallurgy

CT:

Casting

XRD:

X-ray diffraction

UTS:

Ultimate tensile strength

YS:

Yield strength

MA:

Mechanical alloying

tanδ:

Loss tangent or damping capacity

E':

Storage modulus

E'':

Loss modulus

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The authors wish to thank the Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India, for financial support (EEQ/2017/000276 dated 16th March 2018).

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    Shoba Chintada, Siva Prasad Dora, Dorathi Kare & Srinivasa Rao Pujari

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Vasavi Engineering College, Tadepalligudem, AP, India

    Dorathi Kare

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Chintada, S., Dora, S.P., Kare, D. et al. Powder Metallurgy versus Casting: Damping Behavior of Pure Aluminum. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 31, 9122–9128 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-022-06886-2

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