Journal articles: 'Aluminum silicon carbide metal matrix composites'

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Velavan, K., and K. Palanikumar. "Effect of Silicon Carbide (SiC) on Stir Cast Aluminium Metal Matrix Hybrid Composites – A Review." Applied Mechanics and Materials 766-767 (June 2015): 293–300. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.766-767.293.

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Nowadays, the usage of metal matrix composites is increased in aero space, automotive, marine, electronic and manufacturing industries. Aluminum metal matrix composites have attained significant attention due to their good mechanical properties like strength, stiffness, abrasion and impact resistant, corrosion resistance. When compared to the conventional materials Aluminum Silicon Carbide (AlSiC) hybrid materials available in minimum cost. In the present study, based on the literature review, the individual Silicon Carbide with aluminum and combined influence of Silicon Carbide with graphite reinforcements Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites and Silicon Carbide with mica reinforcement Aluminum is studied. The monolithic composite materials are combined in different compositions by stir casting fabrication techniques, to produce composite materials. The literature review framework in this paper provides a clear overview of the usage of Graphite and Mica as a reinforcing agent in different composition matrices along with its distinctive performances.

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Souvignier, C. W., T. B. Sercombe, S. H. Huo, P. Calvert, and G. B. Schaffer. "Freeform fabrication of aluminum metal-matrix composites." Journal of Materials Research 16, no. 9 (September 2001): 2613–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2001.0359.

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A series of metal-matrix composites were formed by extrusion freeform fabrication of a sinterable aluminum alloy in combination with silicon carbide particles and whiskers, carbon fibers, alumina particles, and hollow flyash cenospheres. Silicon carbide particles were most successful in that the composites retained high density with up to 20 vol% of reinforcement and the strength approximately doubles over the strength of the metal matrix alone. Comparison with simple models suggests that this unexpectedly high degree of reinforcement can be attributed to the concentration of small silicon carbide particles around the larger metal powder. This fabrication method also allows composites to be formed with hollow spheres that cannot be formed by other powder or melt methods.

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Thirupathaiah, C., and Sanjeev Reddy K. Hudgikar. "Effect of Silicon Carbide Boron Carbide and Fly-Ash Particles on Aluminium Metal Matrix Composite." Advances in Science and Technology 106 (May 2021): 26–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ast.106.26.

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The current paper deals about the fabrication of composite material is to combine the desirable attributes of metals and ceramics. Aluminium 6063 used as a base material in combination with the Silicon carbide ,Boron carbide and fly-ash were used as reinforcement material. Our intention is to increased or enhanced properties of pure Aluminium 6063 by addition of Silicon Carbide ,Boron Carbide and fly-ash. The process of fabrication composite material is prepared by using stir casting method. In this paper, addition of Silicon Carbide 1% , Boron Carbide 1% and fly-ash1% with aluminium increasing percentage ratio the mechanical properties of composite material is enhanced, so it is clear that the effect of Silicon Carbide , Boron Carbide and fly-ash were helpful to increasing properties of pure Aluminium by addition. The influence of reinforced ratio of silicon carbide, Boron carbide and fly-ash particles on mechanical behavior was examined. The effect of different weight percentage of silicon carbide, Boron carbide and fly-ash in composite on tensile strength, hardness, microstructure was studied. It was observed that the hardness & tensile strength of the composites increased with increasing reinforcement elements addition in it. The distribution of silicon carbide, Boron carbide and fly-ash particles was uniform in aluminum.

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Sulardjaka, Sri Nugroho, Suyanto, and Deni Fajar Fitriana. "Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Al7Si/ SiC and Al7SiMg/SiC Composites Produced by Semi Solid Stir Casting Technique." MATEC Web of Conferences 159 (2018): 02036. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201815902036.

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Mechanical characteristic of silicon carbide particle reinforced aluminum matrix composites produced by semi solid stir casting technique was investigated. Al7Si and Al7SiMg were used as metal matrix. High purity silicon carbida with average particle size mesh 400 was used as reinforcement particle. Aluminum matrix composites with variation of SiC: 5 %, 7.5 % and 10 % wt were manufactured by the semi solid stir casting technique. Stiring process was performed by 45 ° degree carbide impeller at rotation of 600 rpm and temperature of 570 °C for 15 minutes. Characteritation of composites speciment were: microscopic examination, density, hardness, tensile and impact test. Hardness and density were tested randomly at top, midlle and bottom of composites product. Based on distribution of density, distribution of hardness and SEM photomicrograph, it can be concluded that semisolid stir casting produces the uniform distribution of particles in the matrix alloy. The results also indicate that introducing SiC reinforcement in aluminum matrix increases the hardness of Al7Si composite and Al7SiMg composite. Calculated porosities increases with increasing wt % of SiC reinforcements in composite. The addition of 1 % Mg also increases the hardness of composites, reduces porosities of composite and enhances the mechanical properties of composites.

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Shrivastava, Anil K., Kalyan K. Singh, and Amit R. Dixit. "Tribological properties of Al 7075 alloy and Al 7075 metal matrix composite reinforced with SiC, sliding under dry, oil lubricated, and inert gas environments." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology 232, no. 6 (August 18, 2017): 693–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1350650117726631.

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Tribological properties of silicon carbide-based aluminum metal matrix composite and aluminum matrix alloy have been studied for various sliding speeds of 3.14 and 3.77 m/s and load range from 10 to 30 N under dry, lubricated, and inert gas (argon) environment. Pin-on-disk tribometer were used for experiments. The composite was fabricated by stir casting route by using aluminum 7075 alloy as the matrix and 10% by weight silicon carbide as reinforced material. Results have revealed that the value of coefficient of friction is found to be maximum in case of inert condition in matrix alloy at sliding speed 3.77 m/s and minimum in case of lubricated condition in composite at sliding speed 3.14 m/s. The wear rate is least for both the alloy and the composite under lubricated condition compared with dry and inert condition. Wear rate increases with the normal load and sliding speed and it is maximum in inert condition of matrix alloy at 30 N. Uniform distribution of silicon carbide in aluminum matrix alloy reduces the values of coefficient of friction and wear rate for composites compared to aluminum matrix alloy under dry, lubricated, and inert condition which increases the life of the composites for longer duration. Silicon carbide significantly improves the strength the aluminum matrix alloy in dry, lubricated, and inert condition and acts as load-bearing members.

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Maruyama, Benji, and Fumio S. Ohuchi. "H2O catalysis of aluminum carbide formation in the aluminum-silicon carbide system." Journal of Materials Research 6, no. 6 (June 1991): 1131–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/jmr.1991.1131.

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Aluminum carbide was found to form catalytically at aluminum-silicon carbide interfaces upon exposure to water vapor. Samples, composed of approximately 2 nm thick layers of Al on SiC, were fabricated and reacted in vacuo, and analyzed using XPS. Enhanced carbide formation was detected in samples exposed to 500 Langmuirs H2O and subsequently reacted for 600 s at 873 K. The cause of the catalysis phenomenon is hypothesized to be the weakening of silicon-carbon bonds caused by very strong bonding of oxygen atoms to the silicon carbide surface. Aluminum carbide formation is of interest because of its degrading effect on the mechanical properties of aluminum/silicone carbide reinforced metal matrix composites, as well as its effect on the electrical properties of aluminum metallizations on silicon carbide layers in microelectronic components.

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Yadav, Govind, R. S. Rana, R. K. Dwivedi, and Ankur Tiwari. "Development and Analysis of Automotive Component Using Aluminium Alloy Nano Silicon Carbide Composite." Applied Mechanics and Materials 813-814 (November 2015): 257–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.813-814.257.

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Composite materials are important engineering materials due to their outstanding mechanical properties. Composites are materials in which the desirable properties of separate materials are combined by mechanically binding them together. Each of the components retains its structure and characteristic, but the composite generally possesses better properties. Composite materials offer superior properties to conventional alloys for various applications as they have high stiffness, strength and wear resistance. The development of these materials started with the production of continuous-fiber-reinforced composites. The high cost and difficulty of processing these composites restricted their application and led to the development of discontinuously reinforced composites. The aim involved in designing metal matrix composite materials is to combine the desirable attributes of metals and ceramics. The addition of high strength, high modulus refractory particles to a ductile metal matrix produce a material whose mechanical properties are intermediate between the matrix alloy and the ceramic reinforcement. Metal Matrix Composites with Aluminum as metal matrix is the burning area for research now a days.

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Constantin, V., L. Scheed, and J. Masounave. "Sliding Wear of Aluminum-Silicon Carbide Metal Matrix Composites." Journal of Tribology 121, no. 4 (October 1, 1999): 787–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2834136.

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The sliding wear of an aluminum matrix composite, reinforced with different volume fraction of particles, against a stainless-steel slider has been studied. In dry conditions, i.e., unlubricated tests, the pairs (slider and specimen), wear. When rubbing against an aluminum alloy (unreinforced), the slider does not wear but the aluminum alloy wears quickly by adhesion. In dry conditions, both slider and composite wear, but there is a minimum wear rate for this pair at a critical volume fraction of reinforcing particles. Under lubricated conditions, the situation changes dramatically. The composite no longer wears, but the slider wears very quickly. Under water, results are a compromise between the two previous situations, dry and lubricated. These results are explained by a simple, descriptive mechanism, which takes in account both the effect of the shear rate, due to the sliding action in the composite, and the abrasive effect of the particles. A general relationship, which describes the effect of the applied pressure and volume fraction of particles in the composite, is proposed.

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BEHERA, RAJESH KUMAR, SARAT CHANDRA PANIGRAHI, BIRAJENDU PRASAD SAMAL, and PRAMOD KUMAR PARIDA. "MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND MICRO-STRUCTURAL STUDY OF SINTERED ALUMINIUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES BY P/M TECHNIQUE." Journal of Modern Manufacturing Systems and Technology 3 (October 1, 2019): 89–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.15282/jmmst.v2i2.2402.

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Material world requires a strong research to produce a new class of materials having light weight, higher strength and better performances. This has been leads to investigate for high strength light weight alloy. The main objective in developing aluminium metal matrix composites is to provide enhanced characteristic performances and properties above the currently available materials. Based upon the literature a new type of aluminium composite has been tries to develop which will offer attractive mechanical properties such as high strength, easy machinability, appreciable density, and low manufacturing cost etc. Aluminum powders of 99.55% purity and 325 mesh sizes are mixed with alloying metals like Copper, Magnesium, Silicon and Silicon Carbide powders in a precisely controlled quantity. During the process of powder metallurgy (P/M) product preparation, it was minutely observed to attain the maximum efficiency and accuracy. Aluminium (Al) is a light weight material but doesn’t possess a good strength. To achieve this, Copper (Cu), Silicon (Si), Magnesium (Mg) & Silicon Carbide (SiC) powders were blended with it at required proportions. The compaction was carried out with help of a C-45 steel die by power compaction press with a load of 150KN to 250KN. The obtained green products were sintered in a Muffle furnace to produce the final Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites (AMMCs) product.

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El-Gallab, Mariam S., and Mateusz P. Sklad. "Machining of aluminum/silicon carbide particulate metal matrix composites." Journal of Materials Processing Technology 152, no. 1 (October 2004): 23–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2004.01.061.

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Veličković, Sandra, Slavica Miladinović, Blaža Stojanović, Ružica Nikolić, Branislav Hadzima, Dušan Arsić, and Jozef Meško. "Tribological characteristics of Al/SiC/Gr hybrid composites." MATEC Web of Conferences 183 (2018): 02001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201818302001.

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Metal matrix composites (MMCs) are considered as important engineering materials due to their excellent mechanical, as well as tribological properties. When the metal (or alloy) matrix is reinforced with two or more reinforcements, those composites are the so-called hybrid composites. The aluminum metal matrix composites, reinforced with silicon carbide (SiC) and graphite (Gr), are extensively used due to their high strength and wear resistance. The tribological characteristics of such materials are superior to characteristics of the matrix. This research is presenting influence of the load and the graphite and silicon carbide contents the composites’ wear rate and the friction coefficient.

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Hamritha, S., M. Shilpa, M. R. Shivakumar, G. Madhoo, Y. P. Harshini, and Harshith. "Study of Mechanical and Tribological Behavior of Aluminium Metal Matrix Composite Reinforced with Alumina." Materials Science Forum 1019 (January 2021): 44–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.1019.44.

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Aluminium alloy has gained importance in the automotive and aerospace industry as it is easily available and easy in manufacturing. In the recent years, materials science has gained huge importance in the field of composites. In the field of composites metal matrix composite is playing a lead role in industrial applications. The unique combinations of properties provided by aluminum and its alloys make aluminum one of the most versatile, economical and attractive metallic materials. To enhance the properties of aluminum, it has been reinforced with alumina, silicon carbide, graphene and others. In this study, A357 aluminum has been strengthened by using different weight percent of alumina as reinforcement. Percentage of alumina used are 4%, 8% and 12% to enhance the mechanical and tribological property of A357.The fabricated samples were studied to understand the performance of the composite for mechanical and tribological characters. It was observed that the composites showed superior properties compared to the base material. Statistical analysis i.e. regression analysis has been carried out for hardness and tensile strength of alumina reinforced aluminum composite.

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de Araújo Filho, Oscar Olimpio, Everthon Rodrigues de Araújo, Heronilton Mendes de Lira, Cezar Henrique Gonzalez, Noelle D’emery Gomes Silva, and Severino Leopoldino Urtiga Filho. "Manufacturing of AA2124 Aluminum Alloy Metal Matrix Composites Reinforced by Silicon Carbide Processed by Powder Metallurgy Techniques of High Energy Ball Milling and Hot Extrusion." Materials Science Forum 899 (July 2017): 25–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.899.25.

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Aluminum alloy metal matrix composites are a class of materials object of large and intensive research during the last years. In this study an AA2124 aluminum alloy were processed by means of mechanical alloying added by 10, 20 and 20 percent of silicon carbide (SiC) in vibratory SPEX type mill during 60 and 120 minutes. After this the composites powders obtained were characterized by means of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) plus Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) to determine the powders morphology. In order to consolidate the AA2124 aluminum alloy composites reinforced by silicon carbide (SiC) composites, the powders processed by high energy ball milling technique were hot extruded and the billets were characterized by SEM to determine the microstructure and the distribution of the reinforced ceramic phase of silicon carbide throughout the aluminum matrix and at last the microhardiness Vickers technique were used to evaluate the mechanical properties.

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Arul Kumar, B., and G. Kumaresan. "Abrasive Water Jet Machining of Aluminum-Silicon Carbide Particulate Metal Matrix Composites." Materials Science Forum 830-831 (September 2015): 83–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.830-831.83.

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Particle Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites (PRMMC's) have proved to be extremely difficult to machine using conventional manufacturing processes due to heavy tool wear caused by the presence of the hard reinforcement. This paper presents details and results of an investigation into the machinability of SiC particle reinforced aluminium matrix composites using Abrasive Water Jet Machining (AWJM). Al-SiC MMC specimens, prepared with stir casting method. The surface roughness of the composite material for these different compositions are examined and compared. The influence of the ceramic particle reinforcement on the machining process was analyzed.

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Kothari, Mitul, and Wayne NP Hung. "Suppressing Aluminum Carbide in Welding Aluminum Silicon Carbide Composite." International Journal of Engineering Materials and Manufacture 3, no. 1 (March 30, 2018): 41–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.26776/ijemm.03.01.2018.05.

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Weldability of aluminum-based metal matrix composite A359/SiC/10p using gas tungsten arc welding and R356.0 filler material is investigated. The welding current, welding speed, and preheat temperature affect the weld quality significantly. Finite element analysis is successfully applied to map the weldment temperature during preheating and welding. During mechanical testing of welded specimens, a crack propagates in the parent composite or in the weld, but not in the stronger zone between the weld and the parent material. The weld region contains reasonably uniform distribution of SiC particles due to high viscosity of the molten weld and its fast cooling rate. Proper control of heat input and addition of silicon-rich filler material hinder the interface reaction between aluminum matrix and the reinforcing SiC particles, and successfully suppresses the formation of harmful aluminum carbide flakes in the weld. The average tensile and flexural strengths of optimally welded specimens approach those of the parent composite while its ductility exceeds that of the parent material.

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Nunes, P. C. R., and L. V. Ramanathan. "Corrosion Behavior of Alumina-Aluminum and Silicon Carbide-Aluminum Metal-Matrix Composites." CORROSION 51, no. 8 (August 1995): 610–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.5006/1.3293621.

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Shreyas, P. S., S. Shriramkumar, R. Sruthisagar, B. Vijaya Ramnath, and C. Elanchezhian. "Studies on Mechanical Behaviour of Aluminium-Silicon Carbide-Copper Metal Matrix Composite." MATEC Web of Conferences 166 (2018): 01001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201816601001.

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Metal matrix composites (MMC) are the combination of two or more dissimilar base metals which in turn gives new metal. Composites have better properties than their base material. Nowadays, composites play the major role in manufacturing industries especially in automotive industry. This paper reveals the reinforcement of Aluminium alloy (6061) with Silicon Carbide and Copper in different ratios to produce new composite using stir casting technique in normal atmospheric temperature. In this work, mechanical behavior of the composite namely tensile strength, hardness and Flexural strength were evaluated. It was observed that sample 2 shows highest tensile strength of 155 MPa with hardness 73. The result shows that the hybrid composite had better mechanical property.

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Suraya, Sulaiman, Shamsuddin Sulaiman, Ali Munira, and Abdul Aziz Fazilah. "Effect of TiC Particulates on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Aluminium-Based Metal Matrix Composite." Advanced Materials Research 903 (February 2014): 145–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.903.145.

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In this research, metal-matrix composites (MMCs) of aluminium-11.8% silicon alloy matrix reinforced with titanium carbides particulates were fabricated by the casting technique. Aluminium-11.8% silicon alloy is selected as the matrix material and titanium carbide as particulates are mixed in different weight percentages, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%wt. The cylinder composite castings are made by pouring the composite mixture in copper permanent-molds. The microstructure and mechanical properties of these composite materials were investigated. The effects of reinforced materials on weight percentages addition of particulate on the particulate distribution in aluminium-11.8% silicon alloy composites and SEM observation of the fracture surfaces of tensile tested specimens were deliberate. Moreover, cylinder castings without particulate addition are made and compared with the result based on the properties and microstructural features. It is found that the microstructure and mechanical properties of composites significantly improved by the use of particle reinforced into aluminium alloy.

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Wankhade, Lalit N., Digvijay Rathod, Masnaji R. Nukulwar, Eshan S. Agrawal, and Ganesh R. Chavhan. "Characterization of aluminium-silicon carbide metal matrix composites." Materials Today: Proceedings 44 (2021): 2740–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.12.699.

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Singh, Kalyan Kumar, Saurabh Singh, and Anil Kumar Shrivastava. "Study of Tribological Behavior of Silicon Carbide Based Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites under Dry and Lubricated Environment." Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2016 (2016): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3813412.

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Friction and wear behavior of silicon carbide based aluminum metal matrix composite and aluminum matrix alloy have been studied for sliding speeds of 3.14 m/s and 3.77 m/s and load range from 10 N to 30 N under dry and lubricated environment, respectively. The experiments were performed on pin on disk tribometer (Make: DUCOM). The composite was fabricated by stir casting process and has several challenges like inferior bonds and interfacial reaction products which will deteriorate the mechanical and tribological properties. Therefore, addition of reactive metal like magnesium (Mg) should be done which will lead to reduced solidification shrinkage, lower tendency towards hot tearing, and faster process cycles. Results have revealed that the developed composites have lower coefficient of friction and wear rates when compared with aluminum matrix alloy under dry and lubricated environment. Experimental results show that under dry condition coefficient of friction of both the matrix alloy and the composite decreases with increase in load, whereas it increases with increase in sliding speeds; on the other hand wear rates of both aluminum matrix alloy and the composites increase with increase in load as well as with sliding speeds. FESEM of worn surfaces are also used to understand the wear mechanisms.

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Eslamian, Morteza, Joel Rak, and Nasser Ashgriz. "Preparation of aluminum/silicon carbide metal matrix composites using centrifugal atomization." Powder Technology 184, no. 1 (May 2008): 11–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2007.07.045.

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Trzaskoma, P. P. "Pit Morphology of Aluminum Alloy and Silicon Carbide/Aluminum Alloy Metal Matrix Composites." CORROSION 46, no. 5 (May 1990): 402–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.5006/1.3585124.

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Arulra, M., P. K. Palani, and L. Venkatesh. "Optimization of Process Parameters in Stir Casting of Hybrid Metal Matrix (LM25/SiC/B4C) Composite Using Taguchi Method." JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN CHEMISTRY 13, no. 11 (March 29, 2017): 6038–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.24297/jac.v13i11.5774.

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Aluminium based composites exhibit many attractive material properties such as increased stiffness, wear resistance, specific strength and vibration damping and decreased co-efficient of thermal expansion compared with the conventional aluminium alloys. Aluminium Matrix Composites consist of non-metallic reinforcement which offers advantageous properties over base material. Reinforcements like SiC, B4C and Al2O3 are normally preferred to improve the mechanical properties. Here Aluminum LM25 is selected as matrix material while Silicon carbide and Boron carbide are selected as reinforcement material. The fabrication of aluminium matrix was done by stir casting method. In the present study an attempt has been made to investigate the effect of three major stir casting parameters (stir speed, stir duration and preheated temperature of reinforcement material) on stir casting of Aluminium LM25 - SiC - B4C composite. Experiments were conducted based on Taguchi methodology. Taguchi quality design concepts of L9 orthogonal array has been used to determine S/N ratio and through S/N ratio a set of optimum stir casting parameters were obtained. The experimental results confirmed the validity of Taguchi method for enhancing tensile strength of castings.

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Arulraj, M., P. K. Palani, and L. Venkatesh. "Optimization of Process Parameters in Stir Casting of Hybrid Metal Matrix (LM25/SiC/B4C) Composite Using Taguchi Method." JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN CHEMISTRY 13, no. 9 (February 22, 2017): 6475–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.24297/jac.v13i9.5777.

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Aluminium based composites exhibit many attractive material properties such as increased stiffness, wear resistance, specific strength and vibration damping and decreased co-efficient of thermal expansion compared with the conventional aluminium alloys. Aluminium Matrix Composites consist of non-metallic reinforcement which offers advantageous properties over base material. Reinforcements like SiC, B4C and Al2O3 are normally preferred to improve the mechanical properties. Here Aluminum LM25 is selected as matrix material while Silicon carbide and Boron carbide are selected as reinforcement material. The fabrication of aluminium matrix was done by stir casting method. In the present study an attempt has been made to investigate the effect of three major stir casting parameters (stir speed, stir duration and preheated temperature of reinforcement material) on stir casting of Aluminium LM25 - SiC - B4C composite. Experiments were conducted based on Taguchi methodology. Taguchi quality design concepts of L9 orthogonal array has been used to determine S/N ratio and through S/N ratio a set of optimum stir casting parameters were obtained. The experimental results confirmed the validity of Taguchi method for enhancing tensile strength of castings.

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Sujan, D., C. W. Yeo, Muhammad Ekhlasur Rahman, M. Mohan Reddy, Md Abdul Maleque, and Mohammad Yeakub Ali. "Aluminum-Silicon Carbide Composites for Enhanced Physio-Mechanical Properties." Advanced Materials Research 576 (October 2012): 370–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.576.370.

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Stir casting method is used in the production of SiC reinforced-aluminium metal matrix composite (AMMC) to enhance the properties of base metal. Different weight fraction of Silicon carbide, SiC (5 wt%, 10 wt% and 15 wt %) particulate-reinforced AMMCs are fabricated and characterizations of physical and mechanical properties of the materials are performed based on the experimental. The microstructure of the fabricated composite material are studied and analyzed. The results indicate that the mechanical properties of the composite, including yield strength, tensile strength and hardness are enhanced by the increment of the weight fraction of reinforcing phase. Nevertheless, the elongation and fracture toughness of the composite decreased as the reinforcing phase increased. This is mainly due to the brittleness of the SiC particles which act as micro void initiator.

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B, Siddharthan, Bala Yogesh V, Mani Bharathi M, and Chandresh A. "Experimental Investigation of Tribological Behaviour of Aluminium Alloy Based Metal Matrix Composites." Bulletin of Scientific Research 1, no. 1 (May 30, 2019): 10–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.34256/bsr1912.

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Metal Matrix Composites are a class of advanced composites with graded properties that bring a new concept in material design and are widely used in the aerospace and automotive industry. These materials have the properties of both the matrix as well as the reinforcement materials. They are known to have little residual and thermal stress. This concept imparts improved adhesive bonding strength between metals and ceramics. Aluminium alloy with silicon carbide is applicable where hardness and toughness are the requirements. Metal Matrix Composites are designed in order to have the combined properties of both metals and ceramics. The specimens are fabricated for various proportions of the materials. In the fabrication of these materials, begins with Aluminium alloy and Silicon carbide. The specimen is subjected to different mechanical tests, and the experimental result is the pure aluminium undergoes more wear when compared to the reinforced specimen.

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Arunkumar, K. N., G. B. Krishnappa, and Mohammed Salman Pasha. "A Study on Tensile and Shear behaviour of Untreated and Cryogenically Treated Al-SiC and Al-Gr Metal Matrix Composite." MATEC Web of Conferences 144 (2018): 02019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201814402019.

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The present study aims at evaluating the shear and tensile behaviour of untreated and cryogenically treated aluminium-silicon carbide and aluminium graphite metal matrix composite. In this composite Al6061 is used as matrix material with varying Silicon carbide quantity from 2.5wt% to 10wt% and also varying the quantity of graphite from 1wt% to 4wt%. The composites used for this study were fabricated using stir casting technique. Electron dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction tests were carried out to know the composition and phase identification of the composite sample. Microstructure analysis was carried out to study the structure of the composites with and without cryogenic treatment.

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Bannaravuri, Praveen Kumar, and Anil Kumar Birru. "Strengthening of Al-4.5%Cu alloy with the addition of Silicon Carbide and Bamboo Leaf Ash." International Journal of Structural Integrity 10, no. 2 (April 8, 2019): 149–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijsi-03-2018-0018.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the use of BLA along with SiC as economical reinforcements to enhance the mechanical behavior of hybrid composite. The purpose of this research is the development of cost-effective aluminum hybrid metal matrix composites. Design/methodology/approach The present research work investigation evaluated the mechanical properties of Al-4.5%Cu alloy, Al-4.5Cu/10SiC, Al-4.5Cu/10SiC/2BLA and Al-4.5Cu/10SiC/4BLA composites by the Stir casting method. The fabricated composites were analyzed using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and hardness and tensile test. Findings The microstructure modification with the addition of reinforcement particles in the matrix alloy and clear interface in between matrix and particles are observed. The density of the composite increased with the addition of SiC and decreased with the addition of BLA in comparison with that of matrix alloy. The hardness and tensile strength of the single-reinforced composite and hybrid composites improved with the addition of reinforcement particles. The strengthening of composites was due to load-bearing capacity of reinforcement particles over the matrix alloy and increased dislocation density of composites materials. The tensile failure mechanism of the composites is reveled with SEM analysis. Practical implications The papers reports the development of cost-effective and light weight aluminum hybrid composites with remarkable enhancement in the mechanical and tribological properties with the addition of BLA as economical reinforcement along with SiC. Originality/value The density, hardness and tensile values of fabricated aluminium composites were presented in this paper for the use in the engineering applications where the weight and cost are consider as a primary factors.

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Raj Mohan, R., R. Venkatraman, S. Raghuraman, B. G. Chidambaram, S. Balakrishnan, and S. Vishnuram. "An Experimental Study on the Effect of Reverse Two-Step Sintering on Aluminium-Silicon Carbide Metal Matrix Composite." Advances in Science and Technology 106 (May 2021): 78–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ast.106.78.

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Aluminum (Al) - Silicon Carbide (SiC) metal matrix composite is one of the widely used composites in today’s manufacturing industry. Al-SiC composites are produced through several methods such as casting and powder metallurgy, but its production through Reverse Two-Step Sintering (R-TSS) process in powder metallurgy has not been addressed so far. The present work focuses on manufacturing Al-SiC metal matrix composite through reverse two-step sintering process in powder metallurgy. The reinforcement element SiC is embedded with metal matrix element Al in different proportions. Then the consolidated mixture is compacted using the die and punch setup followed by a two-step sintering process suggested by Wong; thereby, the final compact is produced. Further, the processed sample is analyzed for density and hardness tests.

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Liaw, P. K., R. Pitchumani, D. K. Hsu, H. Jeong, and S. C. Yao. "Nondestructive Eddy Current Evaluation of Anisotropic Conductivities of Silicon Carbide Reinforced Aluminum Metal-Matrix Composite Extrusions." Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 116, no. 3 (July 1, 1994): 647–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2906869.

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Nondestructive eddy current methods were used to evaluate the electrical conductivity behavior of silicon-carbide particulate (SiCp) reinforced aluminum (Al) metal-matrix composite extrusions. The composites investigated included 2124, 6061, and 7091 Al base alloys reinforced by SiCp. The composite extrusions exhibited anisotropic conductivities with the maximum conductivity occurring along the extrusion plane. Microstructural characterization showed that the observed anisotropic conductivities could result from the preferred orientation distribution of SiCp. A theoretical model was formulated to quantify the influence of composite constituents (SiCp, intermetallics, and Al base alloy) on the anisotropic conductivities of the composites. The theoretical predictions of conductivities were found to be in good agreement with the experimental results.

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Surya, Mulugundam Siva, G. Prasanthi, and I. Chidwilas. "Manufacturing, Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of Stir Cast Aluminium 7075/SiC Metal Matrix Composite." Advances in Science and Technology 106 (May 2021): 84–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ast.106.84.

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Aluminium Matrix Composites (AMCs) are known as lightweight and high-strength materials with potential applications in areas such as aerospace, automobile, defence, engineering, and other industries. AMCs have the advantage of significantly reduce the overall weight of the vehicles and aircraft while maintaining their structural strength. The scope of this work is to fabricate Silicon Carbide (SiC) particle Metal Matrix Composites (MMC) by stir casting combined with mechanical stirring and to investigate the effect of SiC particles on the hardness, tensile and impact the behaviour of SiC particle reinforced 7075 aluminium alloy composites. The reinforcement of micron-sized range particles with an aluminium matrix is expected to improve the mechanical properties in composite materials. Different weight % of SiC particles are used (0, 5, 10, and 15 wt. %) for the synthesis of composites. The manufactured composites were tested to determine their mechanical properties and the results prove that the sample with 10 percentage of silicon carbide has better mechanical properties, comparably.

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Smirnov, Alexander S., Vladimir P. Shveikin, Evgeniya O. Smirnova, George A. Belozerov, Anatoly V. Konovalov, Dmitry I. Vichuzhanin, and Olga Yu Muizemnek. "Effect of silicon carbide particles on the mechanical and plastic properties of the AlMg6/10% SiC metal matrix composite." Journal of Composite Materials 52, no. 24 (March 29, 2018): 3351–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998318765622.

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This work deals with studying the effect of reinforcing SiC particles on the mechanical and plastic properties of a metal matrix composite with a matrix of aluminum alloy AlMg6 (the 1560 aluminum alloy according to the Russian State Standard GOST 4784−97). We assess this effect using the results of mechanical tests at the microscale and macroscale levels. The paper analyzes the fracture mechanism at the microlevel under tensile and compressive stress conditions, as well as the type of contact between the composite constituents. The experimental results obtained for the metal matrix composite are compared with analogous experimental data for the AlMg6 alloy and a compacted material made from the AlMg6 alloy (a compacted powder without addition of SiC reinforcing particles). The studied compacted materials were not previously subjected to extrusion. The tests show a decisive influence of the reinforcing particles on the plastic and mechanical properties of the AlMg6/10% SiC metal matrix composite under compression and tension. For example, the addition of silicon carbide increased the initial yield stress of the compacted material by 26% under tensile tests, and the percentage elongation after fracture was increased up to 1.1%, while it amounted to 0.02% for the compacted material without addition of silicon carbide. Under compression, on the contrary, the addition of silicon carbide degraded plastic properties. As a result, the percentage compression before cracking was 28.4% and 57.9% for the compacted materials with and without addition of silicon carbide, respectively.

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Sarajan, Zohair. "Aluminum reinforcement by gas tungsten arc welding." Science and Engineering of Composite Materials 19, no. 2 (June 1, 2012): 101–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/secm-2011-0150.

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AbstractAluminum is a light metal and is widely used in a variety of industries. Aluminum-silicon has good casting properties but does not offer any suitable tribological properties. Therefore, in this study surface composite coating was performed by the gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process, which increased hardness up to 34 HV, which is nearly two times compared to untreated specimens. This process is done by composite manufacturing with the silicon carbide reinforcement particles in the matrix of eutectic aluminum-silicon alloy. The mixed powder is deposited on the surface during melting by travelling the arc of GTAW. The desired optimum performance condition is achieved by arc current 75 amp, 1 g of poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) binder, 65 wt.% of aluminum powder and 15 wt.% of silicon carbide.

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McLelland, A. R. A., H. V. Atkinson, P. Kapranos, and D. H. Kirkwood. "Thixoforming spray-formed aluminium/silicon carbide metal matrix composites." Materials Letters 11, no. 1-2 (April 1991): 26–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0167-577x(91)90183-7.

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Herzog, A., U. F. Vogt, S. Siegmann, and O. Beffort. "Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites Based on Biomorphic Silicon Carbide." Advanced Engineering Materials 8, no. 10 (October 2006): 980–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adem.200600121.

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G, Hareesha, N. Chikkanna, Saleemsab Doddamani, and Anilkumar S. Kallimani. "Effect of addition of SiC particles on the Microstructure and Hardness of Al-SiC composite." Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 27, no. 1 (March 22, 2021): 49–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.30544/590.

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This work aims to investigate the effect of the addition of silicon carbide particles on the microstructure and the hardness of the Al-SiC metal matrix composites. The said composite is prepared using the stir casting technique for different weight percentages of the SiC particles. The higher composition of the reinforcement causes the clustering of the particles in the matrix. Thus, research has to be carried out on the aluminum-silicon carbide composites with the reinforcement 3wt%, 6wt%, 9wt%, and 12wt% of SiC particles to obtain the optimized composition. In order to study the microstructure and the reinforcement distribution in the matrix, a scanning electron microscope is utilized. The hardness testing has been carried out using the Vickers’ indentation technique for the as-cast and age hardening conditions. From the microstructural study, it is observed that the microstructure of the said composite exhibits the uniform distribution of the reinforcement. The EDX results show the presence of the reinforcing elements in the Al-SiC composite. From the results obtained from the hardness testing, it is observed that the presence of the carbide element in the composite increases the hardness of the Al-SiC particulate composites.

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Jegan, T. M. Chenthil, D. Ravindran, and M. Dev Anand. "Material Characterization Study on Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites by Enhanced Stir Casting Method." Advanced Materials Research 984-985 (July 2014): 326–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.984-985.326.

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Metal Matrix Composites possesses high mechanical properties compared to unreinforced materials. Aluminium Matrix Composites (AMC) is attracted in the emerging world because of its low cost, less weight and enhanced mechanical properties. In the present study the enhancement in mechanical properties like hardness and tensile strength of AMCs by reinforcing AA 6061 matrix with silicon carbide (SiC) and boron carbide (B4C) particles are analyzed. By enhanced stir casting method aluminium matrix was reinforced with boron carbide particulates and silicon carbide particulates with the various weight percentage of 2.5 %,5% and 7.5%.The tensile strength and hardness was found to increase with the increase in wt% of the reinforcement. From the analysis it is observed that the mechanical property of B4C reinforced AMC is significantly good compared to SiC reinforced AMC.

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Rajan, T. P. D., R. M. Pillai, and B. C. Pai. "Characterization of centrifugal cast functionally graded aluminum-silicon carbide metal matrix composites." Materials Characterization 61, no. 10 (October 2010): 923–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2010.06.002.

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Irons, G. A., and K. Owusu-Boahen. "Settling and clustering of silicon carbide particles in aluminum metal matrix composites." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B 26, no. 5 (October 1995): 981–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02654099.

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Srinivas, K. Sudhindra, and M. Murali Mohan. "Experimental Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Ceramic Reinforced Al-7075 Metal Matrix Hybrid Composites." Materials Science Forum 979 (March 2020): 34–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.979.34.

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The epidemic adoption of particulate metal matrix composites (MMCs) for engineering applications has been delay by the high cost of producing components of even minimally complex shape. The aluminum-based composites find its applications widely in transport, aerospace, marine, automobile and mineral processing industries, owing to their improved strength, stiffness and wear resistance properties. This paper, presents the overview of the addition of different reinforcements to aluminium alloy. The reinforcements are added to the Al7075 by using stir casting method. Effect of these reinforcements like Titanium carbide (TiC) and silicon (Si) influencing on the mechanical properties like tensile strength, hardness was studied. Research relevant to these factors which influence particles distribution were noticed by conducting the experimental studies of Al7075 hybrid composites.The mechanical properties and the microstructure of Al–TiC-Si metal matrix composite has shown the significant improvement in Hardness and Tensile strength, with increase in TiC and Si particles in weight percentage of composites.

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Singh, Gagndeep, Hitesh Vohra, and Manpreet Kaur. "Fabrication and Characterization of Aluminium Matrix Composites by High Velocity Oxy-Fuel Thermal Spraying." Advanced Materials Research 585 (November 2012): 317–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.585.317.

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The High Velocity Oxy-fuel (HVOF) spray technique has been used by many researchers to deposit composite coatings, but there is less available literature discussing the fabrication of bulk metal matrix composites by this technique. In the current study, aluminum matrix composites with dispersions of alumina (Al2O3) and silicon carbide (SiC) particulates are fabricated by HVOF spray technique. The study comprises the steps of providing the substrate, preparing a mixed powder comprising a first metal powder as a matrix and a second metal powder comprising a ceramic and selected as reinforcement. The detailed procedures to prepare the bulk by using the same are reported. An in-depth characterization of the composite formed has been performed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). Hardness of the composite formed is measured on Vickers microhardness tester. This study showed the possibility of fabricating bulk metal matrix composites of larger size by HVOF spray technique.

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Rajeswari, B., K. S. Amirthagadeswaran, and K. Ramya. "Microstructural Studies of Aluminium 7075-Silicon Carbide-Alumina Metal Matrix Composite." Advanced Materials Research 984-985 (July 2014): 194–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.984-985.194.

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The modern development in the field of science and technology has created a demand for many advanced engineering materials. In recent days, aluminium related metal matrix composite is a probable material for many applications such as transport, aerospace, marine and automobile applications. In this paper, experiments were conducted on composite having various weight fractions of SiC and Al2O3particulates fabricated by stir casting method. Characterization studies were conducted on the Al 7075 alloy and composite samples to assess the hardness and microstructural properties. Final samples were tested for hardness using vickers hardness machine. Microstructure examination was conducted by optical microscope. Microstructure of the composite samples reveals the presence and homogeneous distribution of reinforcements in the Al 7075 matrix. The hardness of aluminium metal matrix composites was increased due to the addition of silicon carbide and alumina reinforcements.

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Prasad, S. V., S. D. Walck, and P. F. Lloyd. "TEM examination of wear debris from a self-lubricating metal-matrix composite prepared by ultramicrotomy." Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America 53 (August 13, 1995): 560–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0424820100139172.

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Self-lubricating materials are usually multi-phase composites comprising of a solid lubricant dispersed in a matrix of a metal or a polymer. During sliding contact, chemical reactions among the constituent phases of the composite, the counterface and the gases in the surrounding environment are inevitable. The wear debris is a product of such chemical (or tribochemical) reactions. Determination of the chemistry and the crystal structure of the wear debris is therefore crucial to the understanding of the wear mechanisms. In self-lubricating composites, the quantity of the debris generated is often too small to perform x-ray diffraction.It has been previously demonstrated that self-lubricating aluminum metal-matrix composites can be synthesized by dispersing silicon carbide and tungsten disulfide particles in commercial aluminum alloy matrices. A typical microstructure of an Al-0.10SiC-0.05WS2 MMC is shown in Fig. 1. The friction and wear test was performed, in a ball-on-disk configuration, on a polished disk of the aluminum MMC against a 440C steel ball.

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Manoharan E K and Singanan M. "Studies on the corrosion resistance of Al7075 / SiC metal matrix composites in an alkaline environment." International Research Journal of Pharmaceutical and Applied Sciences 10, no. 4 (December 28, 2020): 43–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.26452/irjpas.v10i4.1387.

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Metal matrix composites are of interest every day due to their lightweight, improved mechanical properties, and increased corrosion resistance. They are used in the aeronautical, aerospace, marine, and automotive industries. A variety of methods can estimate Their corrosion properties. The open-circuit potential studies are also a tool for evaluating the corrosion of composite materials. This research paper focuses on studying open circuit potential determination of the aluminium 7075 alloys reinforced with silicon carbide particulate in differently concentrated sodium hydroxide solutions. The composite materials were prepared by adding 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 weight percentages of silicon carbide to the aluminium base metal liquid melt metallurgy technique (Vortex method). The silicon carbide used as reinforcement in size range of 50 – 80 µm, which is commercially available. The SiC particulates material is had been preheated to 400°C and introduced into the liquid melt of Al7075 at a rate of 100 g/m, under constant agitating condition using a mechanical stirrer system for 3 to 4 minutes. Rectangular specimens of 2 cm length, 1cm width and 1 mm thickness were used for the experiments. 1sq.cm area of the specimens was exposed to sodium hydroxide medium. Open circuit potential experiments test was conducted using a multimeter and calomel electrode system. The potential observed for 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10% silicon carbide composites were less than the potential of matrix alloy for a range of 30 hours.

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Akinwamide, Samuel O., Serge M. Lemika, Babatunde A. Obadele, Ojo J. Akinribide, Bolanle T. Abe, and Peter A. Olubambi. "Characterization and mechanical response of novel Al-(Mg–TiFe–SiC) metal matrix composites developed by stir casting technique." Journal of Composite Materials 53, no. 28-30 (May 21, 2019): 3929–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998319851198.

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This study was conducted to investigate the synthesis, characterization and mechanical properties of aluminium reinforced with ferrotitanium and silicon carbide via stir casting technique. Microstructures of as-cast samples were analysed using optical and scanning electron microscopes equipped with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The mechanical properties in terms of hardness, tensile, tribological behaviour and fracture were assessed. Results showed that the homogeneous dispersion of reinforcement was within the metal matrix composite. Tribological study revealed a decrease in frictional coefficient of the composites with lowest frictional coefficient observed in composite with addition of silicon carbide as reinforcement. Morphology of fractured surface displayed a reduction in the size of dimples formed in reinforced aluminium composites when compared with larger dimple sizes observed in as-cast aluminium alloy.

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Shojaeefard, Mohammad Hasan, Mostafa Akbari, Abolfazl Khalkhali, and Parviz Asadi. "Effect of tool pin profile on distribution of reinforcement particles during friction stir processing of B4C/aluminum composites." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications 232, no. 8 (April 1, 2016): 637–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1464420716642471.

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Boron carbide /aluminum composites have been produced on an aluminum–silicon cast alloy using friction stir processing. Effect of pin profile on the distribution of boron carbide in the stir zone of the friction stir processed specimens was investigated experimentally and numerically. The material flow generated by the threaded and circular tool pin profiles, being the main reason for the distribution of particles in the metal matrix, was numerically modeled using a thermomechanically coupled three-dimensional finite element model. Numerical and experimental results show that threaded pin profile produces a more uniform distribution of B4Cp than other pin profiles. Hardness tests were performed in order to investigate mechanical properties of the composites. Wear resistance of the composite was evaluated and obtained results showed that the hardness and wear resistance of the composite significantly improved.

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Fenghong, Cao, Chen Chang, Wang Zhenyu, T. Muthuramalingam, and G. Anbuchezhiyan. "Effects of Silicon Carbide and Tungsten Carbide in Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites." Silicon 11, no. 6 (January 2, 2019): 2625–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12633-018-0051-6.

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Vijayakumar, S., and L. Karunamoorthy. "Wear Characterization of Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites." Advanced Composites Letters 22, no. 4 (July 2013): 096369351302200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096369351302200401.

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Aluminium metal matrix composites wear characterization is presented in the paper. The LM25 grade aluminium alloy is chosen as matrix material and reinforcements are silicon carbide, zircon and garnet particles. AlMMCs are produced by conventional stir casting method and heat treated before making wear test specimens according to the ASTM G99 standards. The wear behaviour of these composites is studied under laboratory conditions using a pin-on-disc wear test rig. The wear behaviour of these composites is studied under sliding on EN32 steel disc. The influence of reinforcement type, volume fraction, particle size, sliding speed, applied load and sliding distance is analyzed.

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Chandradass, J., T. Thirugnanasambandham, P. Jawahar, and T. T. M. Kannan. "Effect of silicon carbide and silicon carbide/alumina reinforced aluminum alloy (AA6061) metal matrix composite." Materials Today: Proceedings 45 (2021): 7147–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.02.143.

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Hima Gireesh, Ch, K. Durga Prasad, and Koona Ramji. "Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Properties of an Al6061 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite." Journal of Composites Science 2, no. 3 (August 13, 2018): 49. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcs2030049.

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The demand for aluminum hybrid metal matrix composites has increased in recent times due to their enhanced mechanical properties for satisfying the requirements of advanced engineering applications. The performance of these materials is greatly influenced by the selection of an appropriate combination of reinforcement materials. The reinforcement materials include carbides, nitrides, and oxides. The ceramic particles, such as silicon carbide and aluminum oxide, are the most widely used reinforcement materials for preparing these composites. In this paper, an attempt has been made to prepare an Al6061 hybrid metal matrix composite (HAMMC) reinforced with particulates with different weight fractions of SiC and Al2O3 and a constant weight fraction (5%) of fly ash by a stir-casting process. The experimental study has been carried out on the prepared composite to investigate the mechanical properties due to the addition of multiple reinforcement materials. The density and mechanical properties, such as ultimate tensile strength, yield strength, impact strength, and the hardness and wear characteristics of the proposed composite, are compared with those of unreinforced Al6061. The experimental investigation is also aimed at observing the variation of properties with a varying weight percentage of the reinforcement materials SiC and Al2O3 simultaneously with the fly ash content maintained constant. The outcome of the experimental investigation revealed that the proposed hybrid composite with 20% of total reinforcement material exhibits high hardness, high yield strength, and low wear rate but no considerable improvement in impact strength.

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