Magnesium based metal matrix composites (MMCs) have been extensively studied as an attractive choice for automotive and aerospace applications due to their low density and superior specific properties including strength, stiffness and creep resistance. Xi et al [1] studied the Ti6Al-4V particulate (TAp) reinforced magnesium matrix composite which is fabricated by powder metallurgy route. The te...

Friction stir welding (FSW) is employed for of aluminium metal matrix composite (MMC) reinforced with zirconium dioxide and Graphite as the reinforcing element. Stir casting used mixing MMC The specimens are fabricated in form rectangular plates then welded using FSW process. process parameters considered this work are; tool rotational speed, speed axial load. tensile strength hardness weld nug...

Metal matrix composites are the class of composite materials finding vast applications in automotive, aircraft, defense, sports and appliance industries. A horizontal ball mill has been fabricated for milling of aluminum and SiC particles. The change in powder particle morphology during mechanical alloying of Aluminum and SiC powders using horizontal ball mill was studied. Al-SiCp composites wi...

Potential of widespread industrial applications of magnesium has been realized in recent years. A variety of magnesium alloy matrix composites are now being studied for mechanical properties. Since magnesium is the lightest structural metal, it can replace aluminum in existing applications for further weight savings. This review presents an overview of hollow particle filled magnesium matrix sy...

An experimental method to follow the evolution of the precipitation phenomena in the metal-matrix composites using the thermoelectric power measurements is described. It is shown that one can follow the kinetics of the precipitation during aging. The influence of the reinforcement on the precipitation kinetics is studied in case of an aluminum 6061- SiC, composite (where SiC, represents SiC par...

Aluminium metal matrix composites are widely used in engineering applications, specially automobile, aerospace, marine and mineral processing industries owing to their improved wear properties compared to conventional monolithic aluminium alloys. Presently hybrid composites plays vital role in engineering application. The researchers who developed composites, were subjected to many characterisa...

Based on the recent analysis of various databases, cold spray (CS), newest method among thermal spraying technologies, has received unabated attention hundreds researchers continuously since its invention in 1980s. The significance CS lies low process temperature, which usually ensures compressive residual stresses and allows for formation coatings a thermally sensitive substrate. This paper co...