Aluminium alloy components are used in lightweight engineering applications and lack mechanical properties, wear resistance, corrosion resistance. When hard reinforcement particulates dispersed the aluminium matrix alloy, composites (AMCs) formed. This new material exhibits enhanced properties such as better specific stiffness, strength, elastic modulus, lightweight. AMCs have many favorable co...

This paper deals with the comparative study on the properties of Aluminium alloy (LM6-12%Si) castings in sand casting and Evaporative pattern casting (EPC) process. Thermocouples are used to measure the temperature of the casting during solidification. Signals from the thermocouples are connected to the DAQ (Data Acquisition Card) 6024E.The software development platform used for this applicatio...

A novel approach for predicting the intermetallic compound (IMC) formation during friction stir welding (FSW) of AA6061 to commercially pure copper has been developed, in addition their effect on mechanical properties. The temperature distribution aluminium weld nugget determined by a finite element model, use an Al–Cu phase diagram and elemental concentration have combined predict validate sev...

The development of high damping materials for noise reduction and attenuation of vibration on structural applications, such as automotive and aerospace industries, has been investigated. This experimental study is concerned with the damping capacity (tan delta) and dynamic Young’s modulus (|E*|) of Silicon carbide (SiC) reinforced aluminium (Al) matrix composite. AlSi-SiCp composite was produce...

Porosity is a major problem occurring in aluminium alloy casting. During the process of solidification, alloy would shrink and emit dissolving hydrogen causing porosity formation inside the solidified part which leads to mechanical properties degradation. This research aims to produce a formula to explain the resulting porosity with the initial chemical compositions and cooling rate. A mathemat...