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...

The knowledge of load bearing characteristics and failure of material is very important for mechanical engineers. Various metallic, non metallic and composite materials are used in different application. In view of this, the main objective of the present work is to analyze the influence of Aluminum Oxide filler on Fracture Toughness properties of Chopped Strand Mat (CSM) E-Glass Fiber reinforce...

The influence of dipping in hot salt solution on water absorption in nylon6 composites with dispersed aluminum powders was investigated. Dipping in hot salt solution (3mass%NaCl in distilled water) for 10 s at 373K increased the overweight of composite samples, whereas the addition of aluminum with dispersed powders (A1-addition) from zero to 40 vol%Al decreased the overweigh of the sample. Bas...

In view of large interest in the improve of Al/Al alloy based Metal matrix Composite and high-temperature ceramics on the base of silicon carbide, a comprehensive review of the data on structure, properties and the known methods of processing of silicon carbide seems timely. The most striking feature of silicon carbide is its polytypism, i.e. formation of a great number of structural changes wi...

TiC nanofibers reinforced Al matrix composites were produced by High Frequency Induction Heat Sintering (HFIHS).The titanium carbide nanofibers with an average diameter of 90 nm are first prepared by electrospinning technique and high temperature calcination process. A composite solution containing polyacrylonitrile and titanium isopropoxide is first electrospun into the nanofibers, which are s...

A maximal product of stiffness and viscoelastic damping (E tan d), a figure of merit for damping layers, is desirable for structural damping applications. Particulate-reinforced metal–matrix composites were prepared by ultrasonic agitation of the melt and composed of the zinc–aluminum (ZnAl) alloy Zn80Al20 (in wt%) as the lossy matrix and SiC or BaTiO3 as the particulate reinforcements. ZnAl–Si...

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...

Aluminum matrix composites have recently taken an important role in advanced applications because they a good combination of physical and chemical properties. For this reason, work, aluminum composites, with additions ceramic particles (mullite or tungsten carbide), were manufactured order to determine the effect those on mechanical properties microstructure aluminum. The manufacture was carrie...

Vapor grown carbon fiber reinforced pure aluminum matrix composites were fabricated by the hot-pressing method below the melting temperature of pure aluminum. The surface structures of the vapor grown carbon fibers and the interfacial structures between the fibers and the matrix in the composite were observed. The precipitation mechanism of crystalline aluminum carbide was also investigated. An...