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Aluminium metal matrix composites reinforced with TiO2 were synthesized using powder metallurgy route. The compositions such as Al-2.5%TiO2, Al-5%TiO2, Al-7.5%TiO2 and Al-10%TiO2 were milled using ball mill for 1 hour. The green compacts were prepared using 400 kN hydraulic press. The sintering was done by using electric muffle furnace at a temperature of 550°C for 1 hour. Hot extrusion was carried out for the sintered composite samples with suitable punch and die. The mechanical properties such as ultimate tensile strength, yield strength, percentage elongation and hardness have been studied for the hot extruded samples. The microstructures of the extruded composites were analyzed using optical microscope and reported. The high compressive strength was obtained for the Al-5%TiO2 composite.

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The diffusion bonding (DB) method is used in this investigation to connect high-temperature dissimilar materials. The existence of difficult-to-remove oxide coatings on the titanium surfaces, as well as the arrangement of breakable metallic interlayers and oxide enclosures inside the bond region, provides the most significant challenges during the transition from AISI304 to Ti-6Al-4V alloying. In addition, an effort was made to advance DB processing maps for the operational connection of Ti-6Al-4V to AISI304 alloys to improve their performance. Joints had been created by combining several process factors, such as bonding temperature (T), bonding pressure (P), and holding time (t), to create diverse designs. Based on the findings, database processing maps were created. This set of processing maps may be used as a rough guideline for selecting appropriate DB process parameters for generating virtuous excellent bonds between Ti-6Al-4V and AISI304 alloys. The maximum lap shear strength (LSS) was achieved at 800°C, 15 MPa, and 45 min.