Production and Wear Analysis of Aluminium Metal Matrix Composite

Abstract

The metal matrix composites which are used in industrial application face many problems or difficulties such as design, cost, recycling, etc. By developing a new phase composite material it is possible to overcome some of the difficulties by improving its tribological as well as mechanical properties. This paper presents a review of the production methodology of Aluminium metal matrix composite by stir casting process. Certain test methods such as XRD (X-ray diffraction), Optical microscopy are used to examine the mixture of matrix and reinforcement in the component made and also tribological and mechanical characteristics are measured using pin-on-disc and rockwell hardness test respectively. The experiment results show that the proposed phase offers a good performance as reinforcement and it can be considered as ideal solution for general problems.