The use of high-performance materials in automotive, aerospace, and propulsion system enables modern aerospace to avoid conventional materials with modern materials due to their great mechanical properties, low weight to high strength ratio. The low weight and high strength and improved mechanical properties of composites make them very useful for different applications in many areas from research and designing. The aluminum matrix is reinforced with Cu, Zn, and Mg materials and was fabricated by powder metallurgy process. Both matrix and reinforcements are mixed by ball mill for 4 h with keeping the speed of 100 rpm followed by cold compaction with keeping the pressure of 400 bar with a dwell time of 30 s. The sintering process was carried out by keeping the temperature up to 500 °C in a furnace. The different tests were carried out like density, hardness, and compression tests were carried out followed by microscopic structural study. The results show hardness of the composite is increased by 65% as compared to the pure aluminum matrix. Compression strength has also increased by 74%, shear strength has increased by 25%. The bonding and homogeneity of the mixture were analyzed by microscopy test, and they showed good microstructure.

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Study of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Al Matrix Reinforced with Cu, Zn, Mg Composite and Processed by Powder Metallurgy Process

  • Mahesh A. Kori,
  • M. M. Sattigeri

摘要

The use of high-performance materials in automotive, aerospace, and propulsion system enables modern aerospace to avoid conventional materials with modern materials due to their great mechanical properties, low weight to high strength ratio. The low weight and high strength and improved mechanical properties of composites make them very useful for different applications in many areas from research and designing. The aluminum matrix is reinforced with Cu, Zn, and Mg materials and was fabricated by powder metallurgy process. Both matrix and reinforcements are mixed by ball mill for 4 h with keeping the speed of 100 rpm followed by cold compaction with keeping the pressure of 400 bar with a dwell time of 30 s. The sintering process was carried out by keeping the temperature up to 500 °C in a furnace. The different tests were carried out like density, hardness, and compression tests were carried out followed by microscopic structural study. The results show hardness of the composite is increased by 65% as compared to the pure aluminum matrix. Compression strength has also increased by 74%, shear strength has increased by 25%. The bonding and homogeneity of the mixture were analyzed by microscopy test, and they showed good microstructure.