development of aluminium based silicon carbide particulate metal matrix composite发展基于铝碳化硅微粒金属基复合材料.pdfVIP

Journal of Minerals Materials Characterization Engineering , Vol. 8, No.6, pp 455-467, 2009 Printed in the USA. All rights reserved Development of Aluminium Based Silicon Carbide Particulate Metal Matrix Composite Manoj Singla1 1 2 3* , D. Deepak Dwivedi , Lakhvir Singh , Vikas Chawla 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, R.I.E.I.T., Railmajra, Distt. Nawanshahr (Pb.)-144533, India 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, BBSBEC, Fatehgarh Sahib (Pb.), India 3Department of Metallurgical Materials Engineering, I.I.T. Roorkee (Uttaranchal), India *Corresponding Author: email: manojsingla77@ Abstract Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) have evoked a keen interest in recent times for potential applications in aerospace and automotive industries owing to their superior strength to weight ratio and high temperature resistance. The widespread adoption of particulate metal matrix composites for engineering applications has been hindered by the high cost of producing components. Although several technical challenges exist with casting technology yet it can be used to overcome this problem. Achieving a uniform distribution of reinforcement within the matrix is one such challenge, which affects directly on the properties and quality of composite material. In the present study a modest attempt has been made to develop aluminium based silicon carbide particulate MMCs with an objective to develop a conventional low cost method of producing MMCs and to obt