The Production of Cast Metal Matrix Composite by a Modified Stir Casting Method

Author(s):  
Jasmi Hashim

Dalam praktik biasa teknik tuangan kacau, komposit matriks logam dihasilkan dengan cara meleburkan bahan matriks dalam suatu bekas kemudiannya leburan logam ini dikacau dengan kuat untuk membentuk vorteks dan bahan tetulang partikel dimasukkan melalui bahagian tepi vorteks yang telah terbentuk. Daripada satu sudut pandangan pendekatan ini mempunyai kekurangan, yang timbul daripada kaedah memasukkan partikel dan kaedah pengacuan. Semasa penambahan partikel ini dilakukan akan berlaku pemejalan setempat dalam leburan tersebut yang teraruh oleh partikel, dan ini akan meningkatkan kelikatan buburan tersebut. Kaedah penambahan partikel melalui bahagian atas ini juga akan memasukkan udara ke dalam buburan yang muncul sebagai poket udara di antara partikel tersebut. Kadar penambahan partikel ini juga perlu diperlahankan terutamanya apabila terdapat peningkatan pecahan isipadu partikel yang digunakan. Proses ini akan memakan masa yang lama terutamanya untuk produk yang lebih besar. Kajian ini mencadangkan satu pendekatan baru untuk menghasilkan tuangan MMC. Apabila semua bahan dimasukkan ke dalam mengkok grafit dan dipanaskan dalam atmosfera lengai sehingga aloi matriks menjadi lebur dan kemudiannya diikuti dengan tindakan kacauan dua-langkap sebelum penuangan ke dalam acuan, mempunyai kelebihan daripada segi menggalakkan kebolehbasahan di antara partikel silikon karbida dengan aloi A359 aloi matriks. Kejayaan penambahan partikel silikon karbida ke dalam aloi matriks telah menunjukkan bahawa kebolehbasahan di antara partikel silikon karbida, dan sifat mekanikal seperti kekerasan dan kekuatan tegangan adalah setanding dengan data sebelumnya yang dihasilkan oleh penyelidik lain. Kata kunci: Komposit matriks logam; tuangan kacau; kebolehbasahan; kekerasan; kekuatan; penyebaran partikel In a normal practice of stir casting technique, cast metal matrix composites (MMC) is produced by melting the matrix material in a vessel, then the molten metal is stirred thoroughly to from a vortex and the reinforcement particles are introduced through the side of the vortex formed. From some point of view this approach has disadvantages, mainly arising from the particle addition and the stirring methods. During particle addition there is undoubtedly local solidification of the melt induced by the particles, and this increase the viscosity of the slurry. A top addition method also will introduced air into the slurry which appears as air pockets between the particles. The rate of particle addition also needs to be slowed down especially when the volume fraction of the particles to be used increases. This is time consuming for a bigger product. This study propose a new approach of producing cast MMC. When all substances are placed in a graphite crucible and heated in an inert atmosphere until the matrix alloy is melted and then followed by a two–step stirring action before pouring into a mould has advantages in terms of promoting wettability between the silicon carbide particle and the A359 matrix alloy. The success of the incorporation of silicon carbide particles into the matrix alloy showed that the wettability between silicon carbide particles and mechanical properties such as hardness and tensile strength are comparable with previous data produced by other researchers. Keywords: Metal matrix composite; stir casting; wettability; hardness; tensile strength; particle distribution.

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shashi Prakash Dwivedi ◽  
Satpal Sharma ◽  
Raghvendra Kumar Mishra

AbstractChicken eggshell (ES) is an aviculture by-product that has been listed worldwide as one of the worst environmental problems. The effective utilisation of ES biowaste is strongly encouraged in our society due to environmental and economic reasons. The aluminium alloy (AA) 2014/5 wt% carbonised ES metal matrix composite used in this study was fabricated by electromagnetic stir casting technique at parameters of 12 A (current), 180 s (time) and 700°C (matrix pouring temperature), respectively, and immediately extruded on universal testing machine at 60 MPa using cylindrical H13 tool steel die coated with graphite to avoid upper flow of ES particles and to improve wettability of carbonised ES with AA2014 alloy. Microstructures of composites show uniform distribution of carbonised ES particles. Density and overall cost of the metal matrix composite decreases 3.57% and 5%, respectively, when carbonised ES particulate is added 5% by weight. Tensile strength, hardness, toughness and fatigue strength of AA2014/5 wt% carbonized eggshell composite were also measured. Results show an improvement in these mechanical properties with addition of ES in the matrix alloy.


2010 ◽  
Vol 123-125 ◽  
pp. 51-54
Author(s):  
Xiao Yan Deng ◽  
Jin Cheng Xu ◽  
Wei Hua ◽  
Liang Liang Tian ◽  
Li Jun Ai ◽  
...  

Al-Cu-Mg alloy and its matrix composites reinforced with different volume fractions of sub-micron silicon carbide particles have been produced in powder metallurgy route. The effects of silicon carbon particles and mechanical alloying (MA) technology on the mechanical and tribological properties were investigated. The results show that the composites have better mechanical and tribological properties than the matrix alloy, and the 9vol%SiCp/Al-Cu-Mg composite has the best performances. Mechanical alloying (MA) technology further improves the hardness and tensile strength, hardly influences the wear rate of the 9vol%SiCp/Al-Cu-Mg composite but somewhat affects its friction coefficient.


2021 ◽  
pp. 002199832110055
Author(s):  
Zeeshan Ahmad ◽  
Sabah Khan

Alumnium alloy LM 25 based composites reinforced with boron carbide at different weight fractions of 4%, 8%, and 12% were fabricated by stir casting technique. The microstructures and morphology of the fabricated composites were studied by scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. Elemental mapping of all fabricated composites were done to demonstrate the elements present in the matrix and fabricated composites. The results of microstructural analyses reveal homogenous dispersion of reinforcement particles in the matrix with some little amount of clustering found in composites reinforced with 12% wt. of boron carbide. The mechanical characterization is done for both alloy LM 25 and all fabricated composites based on hardness and tensile strength. The hardness increased from 13.6% to 21.31% and tensile strength 6.4% to 22.8% as reinforcement percentage of boron carbide particles increased from 0% to 12% wt. A fractured surface mapping was also done for all composites.


2015 ◽  
Vol 766-767 ◽  
pp. 252-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Siddique Ahmed Ghias ◽  
B. Vijaya Ramnath

The composite material is a combination of two or more materials with different physical and chemical properties. The composite has superior characteristics than those individual components. A hybrid composite is the one which contains at least three materials. When the matrix material is a metal, the composite is termed as metal matrix composites (MMC). The MMC is a composite material with two constituent parts, one being a metal. The other material may be another metal, ceramic or fiber. Among all the MMC’s, Aluminium is the most widely used matrix material due to its light weight, high strength and hardness. This paper deals with the fabrication and mechanical investigation of hybrid metal matrix composite Al - SiC. The fabrication is done by stir casting by adding the required quantities of additives into the stirred molten Aluminium. The results show significant effect of mechanical properties such as tensile strength, yield stress and flexural strength. The internal structure of the composite is observed using Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and found that are formation of pores in them.


2014 ◽  
Vol 984-985 ◽  
pp. 194-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Rajeswari ◽  
K.S. Amirthagadeswaran ◽  
K. Ramya

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.


2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 16653-16664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng He ◽  
Shangyu Huang ◽  
Huachang Wang ◽  
Zhichao Huang ◽  
Jianhua Hu ◽  
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