Open AccessCold forging of silicon carbide particulate (SiCp) reinforced aluminium metal matrix composite preforms
Author(s) -
Manoj Kumar Agrawal,
Saranjit Singh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1045/1/012026
Subject(s) - materials science , forging , silicon carbide , aluminium , composite material , composite number , casting , metal matrix composite , aluminium alloy , alloy , metallurgy , deformation (meteorology) , carbide , silicon , die (integrated circuit) , die casting , matrix (chemical analysis) , nanotechnology
The present paper investigate the forging of Aluminium metal matrix composite with Silicon Carbide particles (SiCp) as reinforcements. The generic shaped preform specimens were forged under cold conditions (room temperature) using open-die sets. The Aluminium metal matrix composite material under consideration was fabricated via liquid stir casting manufacturing route, where the pre-heated Silicon Carbide particles were mixed with the molten Aluminium casting alloy. The preforms with standard dimensions were machined obtained from the cast. To analysis the deformation characteristics, two different generic shapes of the preform were considered, i.e. disc and rectangular shape preforms. The present paper presents both theoretical (based on ‘Upper Bound’ approach) and experimental investigations, where theoretical analysis considers a modified interfacial frictional law and preform free barreling. It is expected that the present work will be useful to assess various deformation characteristics during forging of metal matrix composites.