Title:

Effect of Al2O3 and Gr Particles on the Tensile Behavior of

Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites at Elevated Temperature.
Abstract:
Pure Aluminium which is mainly used for its light weight
material application but its drawback is low mechanical properties like
tensile strength etc. The reinforcing elements like Al2O3 and Gr are added
in Aluminium matrix material then the properties like tensile strength and
other mechanical properties are improved. Aluminium is being considered
as a matrix material and Al2O3 and Gr will be added as a reinforcing
element up to 20 wt.% of alumina/graphite particulate by varying the
combination (10+3 , 20+6, 30+9) hybrid composite is fabricated. Our
objective is to analyze tensile strength of different proportion of Al2O3 and
Graphite specimen. The specimen sp produced of composite material will
be prepared as ASTM E8 standard. Then after finding out its tensile
strength.
Summary:
Metal matrix composite (MMC) most promising material in
achieving enhanced mechanical properties such as: hardness, youngs
modulus, yield strength and ultimate tensile strength due to the presence of
micro-sized reinforcement particles into the matrix. Aluminium matrix
composite (AMC) reinforced with discontinuous reinforcement are finding
increased use in automotive, military, aerospace and electricity industries
because of their improve physical and mechanical properties.
The matrix material for the present study is Al6061. Al2O3 and
Graphite is used as reinforcement material in the preparation of composites.
The chemical composition of matrix material is as shown in Table1. The
particles size of the reinforcing material was about 80-100 m.

The liquid metallurgy route (stir casting technique) has been

adopted to prepare the cast composites as described in above fig (a).
Preheated Al2O3 and Graphite particles of laboratory grade purity of
particle size 80-100m were introduced into the vortex of the molten alloy
after effective degassing using solid hexachloroethane. Before introducing
reinforcement particles into the melt they were preheated to a temperature
of 250C. The extent of incorporation of Al2O3 and Graphite particles in
the matrix alloy was achieved in steps of 3. At every stage of before and
after introduction of reinforcement particles, mechanical stirring of the
molten alloy for a period of 10 min was achieved by using Zirconia-coated
steel impeller. The stirrer was preheated before immersing into the melt,
located approximately to a depth of 2/3 height of the molten metal from the
bottom and run at a speed of 200 rpm. A pouring temperature of 750C was
adopted and the molten composite was poured into permanent cast iron
moulds. Thus composites are made with base material Al6061,
Al6061+10% Al2O3, Al6061+10% Al2O3+Gr 3% and by varying Graphite
up to 9% in the interval of 3%. Make Test specimen fig. (b)

Result and Conclusion:

For the experiment study we conclude that the tensile strength of prepared
composites is higher in case of composites, when compared to cast Al
6061and Al2O3 increases hardness Graphite particulates decreases the
hardness and increasing in ductility.

Guided By:

Prepared By:

Asst.Prof. Pankaj D. Ahir

Patel Bhavesh B.(100330119119)

(Mechanical Department)

Naika Siddharth (100330119104)

Patel Vivek C.

(100330119115)

Patel Tinkal A. (100330119122)