The paper attempts to study the machinability issues of aluminium-silicon carbide (Al-SiC) metal matrix composites (MMC) in turning using HSS cutting tool. SiCp-reinforced metal matrix composites (MMCs) containing SiC particles (5wt%-20wt %) of 400mesh size were prepared by powder metallurgy (P/M) route and used as work material for turning. Experiments were conducted at various cutting speeds ...

Under certain conditions, hydrogen can degrade the mechanical properties and fracture behavior of most structural alloys; however, it also has some positive effects in metals. Several current and potential applications of hydrogen for enhancing the production and processing of materials are reviewed. These include thermohydrogen processing (THP) and forming of refractory alloys, processing of r...

in this study, multi wall carbon nanotubes (mwcnts) were synthesized by chemical vapor deposition (cvd) method using two different catalysts (fe nanoparticles) and (ni nanoparticles) with  two different substrates: quartz and alumina. acetylene gas was used as a carbon source and argon as a carrier gas at different temperatures and different times to study the effects of these parameters on cnt...

At present, material properties are being continuously improved in line with current technological developments to meet operational and safety standards. Designers consumers now look for materials that more energy effi- cient, stronger, lighter as well cheaper. A metal-matrix composite (MMCs) will represents a dominant class of which can be suitably designed the above requirements. With variety...

In this presentation, frst, the Internal Damping (I.D.) phenomena and related theories that have been previously reported in the literature for Metal Matrix Composites (M.M.C.s) are reviewed briefly. Then, the paper is focused on the transient ID phenomena. Especially, it is shown that a broad Iow temperature peak appears in the low frequency internal damping (ID) spectra of aluminium based mic...

This paper deals with metal matrix composites (MMCs) of Al 7075 alloy containing different weight percentage (2.5, 5, 7.5, and 10) basalt short fiber reinforcement and unreinforced matrix alloy. The samples were produced by the permanent stir casting technique. The casting ingots were cut into blanks to be forged in single stage and double stage, using MN press and graphite-based lubricant. The...

Al/SiC functionally graded and metal-matrix composites were investigated through dynamic mechanical analyzer as a function of vibrating frequencies. It was found that internal frictions strongly dependent on material type frequency. Tan ? reached 30.4 × 10–3 21.2 10–3in FGM MMC, respectively, at frequency 1 Hz. The damping capacity decreased the increased to 10 Hz 30 Storage moduli 172 GPa 144 ...

Metal matrix composites (MMCs) have become attractive for engineering structural applications due to their excellent specific strength property and are increasingly seen as alternative to the conventional materials particularly in the automotive, aerospace and defence industries. Al/SiC MMC has aluminium matrix and the silicon carbide particles as reinforcements and exhibits many desirable mech...

Article history: Received: 4.9.2015. Received in revised form: 1.12.2015. Accepted: 2.12.2015. This research paper deals with the joining of different materials such as SiCp/6063Al MMCs and Fe-Ni alloys by means of vacuum brazing with active filler metal Ag47-Cu18-In17-Sn17-Ti1. With the optimal process parameters, i.e., brazing temperature 580 °C, soaking time of 30 min and vacuum degree of 6....

Aluminium—boron carbide metal matrix composites (Al-B4C MMCs) belong to the class of materials extensively used in nuclear industry as a thermal neutron absorber spent fuel casks. This article investigates novel production method Al-B4C MMCs—Friction Stir Additive Processing (FSAP)—as an alternative casting or sintering. FSAP is derived from friction stir welding, which can be local modificatio...