| Abstrakt: |
In the sphere of automobile, aircraft, and other diverse engineering applications, composite material has a large stipulation in order to enhance the requirement in those fields. But, aside from aluminium, this technological advancement requires something new. Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) could be a solution to this problem. The base matrix material in this study is Aluminum LM24 alloy, with silicon carbide and graphite particles as reinforcement. The MMCs are made using the Stir casting technique, which is a liquid state process. The samples for the different MMC specimens were 5 percent SIC and 5 percent graphite, 6.5 percent SIC and 3.5 percent graphite, and 7.5 percent SIC and 2.5 percent graphite. On the produced composite specimens, mechanical parameters such as tensile strength and hardness are investigated. Microstructure studies are also carried out on the samples that have been analysed. Microstructure characterization was explored experimentally using an inverted metallurgical microscope to assure the distribution of reinforcement in the matrix. To express those materials' features, the findings were plotted and visually presented. According to the tensile data, the strength improved as the reinforcement percent increased, resulting in a drop in elongation percent. The percentage of reinforcement in the composite sample enhanced the hardness as well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
