Research Article

Design, Optimization, and Mechanical Property Analysis of a Submicrometric Aluminium Alloy Connecting Rod

Table 3

Microhardness values for all the AA5083 connecting rods.

AA5083 N0 T150AA5083 N0 T200AA5083 N0 T250
Zone 1Zone 2Zone 3Zone 1Zone 2Zone 3Zone 1Zone 2Zone 3

98.1109.5118.697.698.2107.489.594.196.6
93.7103.0106.196.0104.0110.490.596.392.5
98.0112.0114.596.295.8107.289.097.196.6
94.3120.5118.794.9118.9106.589.2112.797.4
97.6117.0111.898.1123.4107.292.999.5104.1

96.3112.4113.996.6108.1107.790.299.997.4
2.26.85.31.312.41.51.67.44.2

Mean: 107.6, SDV: 9.5Mean: 104.1, SDV: 8.7Mean: 95.9, SDV: 6.3

AA5083 N2 T150AA5083 N2 T200AA5083 N2 T250
Zone 1Zone 2Zone 3Zone 1Zone 2Zone 3Zone 1Zone 2Zone 3

120.4128.4128.4128.2126.9127.4111.2110.0101.7
116.2132.0126.4115.6126.0121.7109.0109.4103.4
125.1122.0124.9124.3124.1125.0110.3105.691.0
121.9142.1129.8119.8130.5130.7111.5114.590.1
117.3146.2129.2122.3125.7130.8110.5115.8103.5

120.2134.1127.7122.0126.6127.1110.5111.197.9
3.69.92.04.72.43.91.04.16.8

Mean: 127.4, SDV: 8.2Mean: 125.3, SDV: 2.6Mean: 106.5, SDV: 7.6