Lightweight Materials for Engine Cylinder Blocks/Liners—A Critical Review

Autor: Syed Kamaluddin, P. Srinivasa Rao, B. Pavani Srikavya
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Innovative Product Design ISBN: 9789811598524
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-9853-1_10
Popis: Lightweight Materials have become a choice for many industries like automobile and aerospace due to its tunable mechanical properties like extremely high strength to weight ratio. Aluminum is the best lightweight material. Al metal/alloy matrix composites improve the mechanical properties but lack wear resistance. By applying proper coatings will improve wear resistance. These Al MMCs are used to make engine parts like piston, connecting rod, engine cylinders, drum brakes, disc and cylinder liners. The present review is mainly about the properties of Aluminum Alloys in combination with different reinforcements produced by stir casting method and ultrasonic assisted stir casting method. And survey on the results of different reinforcements on the mechanical and tribological properties. In the present paper the use of composite materials and hard coatings explored so far are reviewed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE