A Short Review on Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of ADC12/SiC Metal Matrix Composite

Abstract:

Aluminium, being the second most abundant metal in earth’s crust, has emerged as an important metal in human civilization’s development. It has served as an excellent substitute for many conventional materials like wood, copper, iron and steel. Now a days, more Aluminium is consumed (on a volumetric basis) than all other non-ferrous metals/alloys including copper.Aluminium and aluminium alloy are gaining huge industrial significance because of their good combination of mechanical, physical properties over the base alloy. In some few recent years the use of metal matrix composite material increases very rapidly due to their high weight to strength ratio, low density, low thermal expansion coefficient, low maintenance and high temperature resistance. Metal matrix composites are widely used in aerospace and automotive engine components. The aluminum alloys are reinforced with Al₂O₃, B₄C and TiC and fabricated by stir casting, centrifugal casting, and powder metallurgy process. In the fabricated metal matrix composites some different tests were conducted to show mechanical properties, micro-structural characterizations of materials were also done. When composite subjected to heat treatments then it significantly affects the micro-structural developments of composite causing to relieving of stress.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 813-814)
• Pages: 3-8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.813-814.3
• Online since: November 2015
• Authors: Anuj Singh Baghel*, Ankur Tiwari, Ravindra singh rana, Vilas Warudkar
• Keywords: (ADC-12) Aluminum Alloys, Heat Treatment, Mechanical Properties, Silicon Carbide (SiC), Stir Casting

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