Abstract This work highlights evaluation of suitable process parameters to result significantly higher hardness, fracture toughness and wear resistance in metal matrix composites (MMC) developed with different proportions of reinforcements,… Click to show full abstract
Abstract This work highlights evaluation of suitable process parameters to result significantly higher hardness, fracture toughness and wear resistance in metal matrix composites (MMC) developed with different proportions of reinforcements, namely, TiB2, TiN, and SiC in steel (AISI 304). The composites are developed through powder metallurgical route and are subsequently laser surface glazed. Thorough characterizations of composites’ mechanical and tribological behaviors before and after laser surface treatment and application of response surface methodology (RSM) for modeling and analysis of its behavioral responses towards variations in process parameters are performed.
               
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