Title: Sustainable manufacturing of advanced Mg-Zn-HAp/rGO hybrid nanocomposites and evaluation of mechanical and microstructural properties

Authors: Venkata Satya Prasad Somayajula; Sashi Bhushan Prasad; Subhash Singh

Addresses: Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, Jharkhand 831014, India ' Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, Jharkhand 831014, India ' Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW), New Delhi, 110006, India

Abstract: The growing demands of the consumers in the modern society has resulted in many advancements in the field of material science and manufacturing technology. It has become a necessity to meet the increasing demands of the consumers. The increasing manufacturing sectors have negatively impacted the environment and its resources in terms of pollution and material wastages. Therefore, to save the environment and reduce the environmental impact, the concept of sustainable manufacturing or green manufacturing came into existence. This focuses on manufacturing processes with minimal wastage and lower environmental impact. Keeping this in mind, the present study focuses on an efficient and sustainable manufacturing technique of stir casting to fabricate the hybrid nanocomposite (HNC) of a binary Mg-2.5Zn alloy, reinforced with various weight percentages of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and hydroxyapatite (HAp). The Mg-based HNCs manufactured with enhanced mechanical characteristics endorses the green manufacturing technique due to minimal material wastage.

Keywords: sustainable manufacturing; stir casting; green manufacturing; magnesium binary alloy; hybrid nanocomposites; reduced graphene oxide; rGO; hydroxyapatite; HAp.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIMS.2023.132745

International Journal of Internet Manufacturing and Services, 2023 Vol.9 No.2/3, pp.180 - 200

Received: 09 May 2022
Accepted: 19 Jun 2022
Published online: 09 Aug 2023 *

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