Magnesium based metal matrix composite (Mg/MMC) has been widely used in various area such as aerospace and automobile due to its light weight and better mechanical properties. However the heterogeneous structure and high abrasiveness particles make it to become a difficult-to-cut material especially in micro scale machining, several critical issues in machining process become prominent with the...

Presented is an experimental investigation of the machining characteristics and the effect of wire electrical discharge machine (WEDM) process parameters during machining of Al/ZrO2(p) particulate reinforced metal matrix composite (PRMMC). Experiments are carried out to investigate the effects of input parameters such as dielectric conductivity, pulse width, time between pulses, maximum feed ra...

Ti6Al4V-TiC metal matrix composite (MMC) coatings were cold sprayed using spherical and irregular Ti6Al4V powders manufactured with plasma gas atomization the Armstrong process, respectively. Composite deposited showed higher ceramic retentions lower porosity compared to powder (SP) coatings. Sliding wear tests performed at two different normal loads a WC-Co ball as counterface. Wear test resul...

Carbon nano-tube (CNT) reinforced metal matrix nano-composites have attracted a great deal of attention in recent years due to the outstanding physical and mechanical properties of CNTs. However, utilizing CNT as reinforcement for alloy matrixes has not been studies systematically and is still a challenging issue. In the present study, Cu80Fe20/10CNT nanocomposite was synthesized by mechanical ...

Detailed experimental characterization of a laser‐clad metal matrix composite (MMC) consisting hard tungsten carbide particles embedded in comparatively soft nickel‐based is provided. Special focus the investigations placed on relationship between microstructure as‐deposited reinforcing and their hardness. Therefore, thermally induced dissolution carbides caused by laser deposition (LMD) proces...

In this study, metal matrix-based composite (MMC) was subjected to Equal Chanel Angular Pressing (ECAP) in several passes determine the influence of deformation on hardness samples. Composite based A356 aluminum alloy and reinforced with Fly Ash (FA) particles obtained by compo casting method. The microstructural analyses microhardness measurements were performed cast pressed Vickers measuremen...

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...

Laser melt injection is a technology for producing metal matrix composite (MMC) layers on tools such as skin-pass rolls by injecting hard particles into laser-induced weld pool. However, low process speeds prevent the application of laser large scale. To overcome this drawback, new approach presented: High-speed (HSLMI) promising method generating highly wear-resistant MMC with high productivit...