Investigation of Aluminium Alloy - 20% Fused Silica Metal Matrix Composite |
Author(s): |
| Dr. L. John Baruch , CK College of Engineering & Technology, Cuddalore; George Oliver D, CK College of Engineering & Technology, Cuddalore; K. Vinoth Kumar, PRIST University, Puducherry, India |
Keywords: |
| Aluminum Alloy, Fused Silica particles, Metal Matrix Composite, Stir casting |
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Combining high specific strength with good corrosion resistance, metal matrix composites (MMCs) are materials that are attractive for a large range of engineering applications. Given the factors of reinforcement type, form, and quantity, which can be varied, in addition to matrix characteristics, the composites have a huge potential for being tailored for particular applications. Incorporation of hard second phase particles in the alloy matrices to produce MMCs has also been reported to be more beneficial and economical due to its high specific strength and corrosion resistance properties. This work focuses on the fabrication of aluminum alloy (LM13) matrix composite reinforced with 20% fused silica particulates using stir casting route. The microstructure and hardness of the fabricated composite were analyzed and reported. |
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Paper ID: IJSRDV6I100421 Published in: Volume : 6, Issue : 10 Publication Date: 01/01/2019 Page(s): 703-705 |
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