Manufacturing of Aluminum Composite Material Using Stir Casting Process
Manufacturing of aluminum alloy based casting composite materials via stir casting is one of the prominent and economical route for development and processing of metal matrix composites materials. Properties of these materials depend upon many processing parameters and selection of matrix and rei...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mehran University of Engineering and Technology
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology |
| Online Access: | http://publications.muet.edu.pk/research_papers/pdf/pdf62.pdf |
| Summary: | Manufacturing of aluminum alloy based casting composite materials via stir casting is
one of the prominent and economical route for development and processing of metal
matrix composites materials. Properties of these materials depend upon many
processing parameters and selection of matrix and reinforcements. Literature reveals
that most of the researchers are using 2, 6 and 7xxx aluminum matrix reinforced with
SiC particles for high strength properties whereas, insufficient information is available
on reinforcement of \"Al2O3\" particles in 7xxx aluminum matrix. The 7xxx series
aluminum matrix usually contains Cu-Zn-Mg. Therefore, the present research was
conducted to investigate the effect of elemental metal such as Cu-Zn-Mg in aluminum
matrix on mechanical properties of stir casting of aluminum composite materials
reinforced with alpha \"Al2O3\" particles using simple foundry melting alloying and
casting route.
The age hardening treatments were also applied to study the aging response of the
aluminum matrix on strength, ductility and hardness. The experimental results indicate
that aluminum matrix cast composite can be manufactured via conventional foundry
method giving very good responses to the strength and ductility up to 10% \"Al2O3\"
particles reinforced in aluminum matrix. |
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| ISSN: | 0254-7821 2413-7219 |