Thermo-mechanical and crack position on stress intensity factor in particle-reinforced Zinc-aluminium alloy composites

► Alumina filled ZA-27 alloy composite materials are fabricated by stir casting techniques. ► FEA and H&JM model results slightly-higher then the experimental results in longitudinal direction. ► Experimental-FE simulation 4 wt.% reinforcement is 1.6%, 1.66% while for 8 wt.% is 0.92%, 0.98%. ► However, for 12 wt.% reinforcement it is 5.5%, 2.22%, respectively. ► At lower temperature the trend of E′ remained in the order of E0wt.%′>E12wt.%′>E4wt.%′>E8wt.%′.