Mechanical strength analysis of Al6061&Al2024 based metal matrix composite prepared through stir casting method

Abstract

At the present-day the advanced technology in material science have aided within the discovery and fabrication of recent materials that may be accustomed replace existing materials during a range of applications. Composite materials, that square measure created from 2 or a lot of materials with completely different physical and chemical properties, play a crucial role. Al is employed extensively within the automotive, aerospace, and marine industries thanks to its strength and low weight, flexibility and price. this study is to match and characterize the ready metal matrix composites (MMC) of Al 6061 and Al 2024 with the chosen reinforcing materials. The reinforcing material used here square measure element inorganic compound (B4C), carbide (SiCp) and Graphite within the sort of particles. Addition of varied reinforcements like SiCp, B4C and graphite to Al matrix can enhance the mechanical and tribological properties. the load share is additional as two hundredth and four-hundredth of the reinforcements with the parent material of Al6061 and Al2024. The casting is finished exploitation the stir casting technique and also the mechanical properties of the MMCs square measure tested with the (ASTM E10/2018) standard’s and square measure compared with the pure Al6061 and Al 2024. Tensile, hardness, and wear resistance of metallic element metal matrix composites square measure investigated.