Open AccessStudy on Properties of Multi Walled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composite through Casting Technique
Author(s) -
Shuib Pasha S A,
Nayeem Ahmed M,
S.R. Tilak,
Anil Kumar B N
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
material science research india/material science research india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-0565
pISSN - 0973-3469
DOI - 10.13005/msri/180111
Subject(s) - materials science , ultimate tensile strength , carbon nanotube , composite material , composite number , microstructure , scanning electron microscope , aluminium , optical microscope , casting , metal matrix composite , dispersion (optics) , carbon nanotube metal matrix composites , nanotube , physics , optics
Composite materials are defined as material systems consisting of mixture of or combination of two or more micro constituents insoluble in each other and differing in form and or material composition. In this study Metal Matrix Composite (MMCs) has been produced using stir casting method for performing the mechanical properties. Most of the engineering industries want light and better mechanical properties of components; this can be achieved by MMCs of Aluminium because of its excellent performance. In this research work we fabricate the Aluminium by liquid route. Here Al 7075 is used as a base metal and Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNT) used as sub metal with various percentages. Experiments were conducted to analyze microstructure, hardness & tensile strength. By using optical microscope and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) we analyze the sample specimens are well dispersion in MWCNT with AA 7075. Hardness and tensile strength increases with increasing of wt. %. Hardness of material increases with increase in percentages of MWCNT, whereas tensile strength of the material increases with increase in percentages of MWCNT and Elongation reduces