materials Article Modeling, Optimization and Performance Evaluation of TiC/Graphite Reinforced Al 7075 Hybrid Composites Using Response Surface Methodology Mohammad Azad Alam 1,* , Hamdan H. Ya 1,*, Mohammad Yusuf 2 , Ramaneish Sivraj 1, Othman B. Mamat 1, Salit M. Sapuan 3,4, Faisal Masood 5 , Bisma Parveez 6 and Mohsin Sattar 1 1 Mechanical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia;
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[email protected] (H.H.Y.) Citation: Alam, M.A.; Ya, H.H.; Abstract: The tenacious thirst for fuel-saving and desirable physical and mechanical properties Yusuf, M.; Sivraj, R.; Mamat, O.B.; of the materials have compelled researchers to focus on a new generation of aluminum hybrid Sapuan, S.M.; Masood, F.; Parveez, B.; composites for automotive and aircraft applications. This work investigates the microhardness Sattar, M. Modeling, Optimization behavior and microstructural characterization of aluminum alloy (Al 7075)-titanium carbide (TiC)- and Performance Evaluation of graphite (Gr) hybrid composites.