Fabrication of Stir Casting Setup for Metal Matrix Composite

In Metal matrix composites, the Aluminium Matrix Composites are gaining increasing attention for applications in aerospace, defence and automobile industries. The purpose of the current Paper is therefore aimed at highlighting the focus of the current research scenario, in the field aluminium based hybrid composites, to explore the materials for automotive and aerospace applications; this is achieved with the help of stir casting technique. Stir casting is one of the novel methods to produce metal matrix composites with more uniform distribution of matrix and reinforcement constituents. This approach involves mechanical mixing of the reinforcement particulates/particles into a molten metal bath. A crucible is heated to malt aluminum metal, with a motor and blades is placed in the crucible that helps to get uniform molten metal. The reinforcement is poured into the crucible above the melt surface and at a controlled rate, to ensure a smooth and continuous feed. As the blades rotate at moderate speeds, it generates a uniform mixing of the reinforcement particles into the melts to produce homogenous composites. In this paper we discussed about construction and experimentation of stir casting setup for metal matrix composites.