Study on Mechanical Property of Aluminium 6061 with E Glass Fiber Reinforced Composite

Abstract:

Aluminium composites are in predominant use due to their lower weight and high strength among the MMC’s. Aluminium 6061 is selected as matrix and E-glass fiber is selected as reinforcement. Fabrication of composite is done by stir casting method. Each fabrication carries the E-glass reinforcement content varied from 2% to 10%. The present article attempts to evaluate the mechanical properties of E-glass fibre reinforced composite and study the effect of reinforcement on the matrix alloy through mechanical properties. When compared to ascast mechanical properties the UTS has increased from 74.28 N/sq mm to 146.8 N/sq mm for a composite at 6% E-glass. The hardness of as-cast has also increased from 22 RHB to 43 RHB at 6% E-glass and the wear of composite has exhibited a decreasing tend with increase in reinforcement content along the sliding distance. The results are analyzed in certain depth in the current paper. The mechanical properties of composites have improved with the increase in the weigh percentage of glass fiber in the aluminium matrix.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 877)
• Pages: 50-53
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.877.50
• Online since: February 2018
• Authors: Vinayashree Vinayashree*, R. Shobha
• Keywords: Glass Fiber, Hardness, Metal Matrix Composites (MMC), Rockwell Hardness Number (RHN), Stir Casting, Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS)

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