Fabrication and Characterisation of aluminium based SiC and Al2O3 reinforced composites by stir casting

Authors

  • Bharat Kumar Mechanical Engg. Department, ITM Universe Vadodara
  • Mr. Rohit S. Kamble Mechanical Engg. Department, ITM Universe Vadodara
  • Mr. Mehul Chaudhari Mechanical Engg. Department, ITM Universe Vadodara
  • Mr. Dhaval J. Darji Mechanical Engg. Department, A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, Vallabh Vidya Nagar,Anand,

Keywords:

Aluminium, silicon carbide, Metal matrix composites, Hybrid MMC, Reinforcement, Stir casting

Abstract

Particulate reinforced metal matrix composites (MMCs) are potential materials for a variety of applications due to their
beneficial of physical and mechanical properties. The objective of this experimental investigation is to manufacture mono metal
matrix composites (MMMC) and hybrid metal matrix composites (HMMC) using aluminium A356 as matrix alloy and SiC and
Al2O3 is used as reinforcement particle with changing the wt. % of the reinforcement particle. Composites are fabricated by stir
casting method. The results shows that the composite materials revealed better mechanical and physical properties, like hardness,
high ultimate tensile strength, wear properties, high impact strength. It has been found that with increase in the wt. % of the
reinforce particle wear resistance, hardness and tensile strength of hybrid MMC improved than the unreinforced A356 and mono
MMC.

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Published

2015-06-25

How to Cite

Bharat Kumar, Mr. Rohit S. Kamble, Mr. Mehul Chaudhari, & Mr. Dhaval J. Darji. (2015). Fabrication and Characterisation of aluminium based SiC and Al2O3 reinforced composites by stir casting. International Journal of Advance Research in Engineering, Science & Technology, 2(6), 194–200. Retrieved from https://ijarest.org/index.php/ijarest/article/view/238

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 6 (2015): Volume: 02, Issue: 06 - June, 2015

Section

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