Open AccessStudy of Impact Strength, Hardness, Micro Structure and Tribological Properties of Al5052 Composite with SiC and Graphite as Reinforcements
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of innovative technology and exploring engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2278-3075
DOI - 10.35940/ijitee.i1002.0799s20
Subject(s) - materials science , composite number , composite material , toughness , alloy , microstructure , tribology , graphite , casting , aluminium , metallurgy , 5052 aluminium alloy , 6111 aluminium alloy
Aluminum Composite are widely used in aviation andautomotive industries because it is light in weight hence it reducesthe fuel consumption and improves the energy efficiency. Thepresent work deals with preparing Aluminum-based particlereinforced composite fabricated through Stir Casting Processwherein Sic along with Graphite are used as reinforcementswhich has improved mechanical properties with reduction inweight. Impact toughness, hardness along with wear property ofthe fabricated composite samples were tested and compared withAl 5052 Cast Alloy based on ASTM Standard. From the testing,we can conclude that Impact toughness, Hardness and wearproperties of Al 5052 base alloy is considerably increased due tothe addition of particulate reinforcements. And also there is notmuch studies reported on the influence of Sic and Graphite asreinforcement on Impact toughness, hardness along with Wearbehavior of Al 5052 alloy. So the objective of the current work is tofabricate Al 5052 base alloy reinforced with particulate compositeby stir casting process and to study the Impact toughness,hardness, and microstructure along with wear behavior of thefabricated composites.