Preparation of 6061Al-Al2O3 MMC's by Stir Casting and Evaluation of Mechanical and Wear Properties
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In this paper, an attempt has been made to synthesize metal matrix composite using 6061Al as matrix material reinforced with ceramic Al 2 O 3 particulates using liquid metallurgy route in particular stir casting technique.About:
This article is published in Procedia Materials Science.The article was published on 2014-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 193 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Metal matrix composite & Ultimate tensile strength.read more
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Metal matrix composites: production by the stir casting method
TL;DR: In this paper, the relatively low cost stir casting technique is evaluated for use in the production of silicon carbide/aluminium alloy MMCs, and the technical difficulties associated with attaining a uniform distribution of reinforcement, good wettability between substances, and a low porosity material are presented and discussed.
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Mechanical Behavior of Particle Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites
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TL;DR: In this article, the main focus is on wrought particulate reinforced light alloy matrix systems, with a particular emphasis on tensile, creep, and fatigue behavior, and a review captures the salient features of experimental as well as analytical and computational characterization of the mechanical behavior of MMCs.
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Tensile properties of nanometric Al2O3 particulate-reinforced aluminum matrix composites
TL;DR: The hardness and tensile properties of aluminum matrix composites reinforced with nanometric Al2O3 particulate have been found to increase with the volume fraction of the reinforcement.
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Microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-Al2O3 micro and nano composites fabricated by stir casting
TL;DR: In this article, a three-step mixing method was used to improve the wettability and distribution of reinforcement particles within the matrix, which included heat treatment of micro and nano Al2O3 particles, injection of heat-treated particles, and stirring the melt at different speeds.
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Development of high-performance A356/nano-Al2O3 composites
TL;DR: In this article, a new method was used in stir casting to fabricate nano-Al2O3 particulate reinforced aluminum composites and avoid agglomeration and segregation of particles.