Review of recent developments in processing and application of aluminum matrix composites with alumina particles

Abstract

Researchers all over the world have shifted their attention from monolithic to composite materials as a result of the need for high performance and affordable materials. A great amount of work has recently been put into fabricating various metal matrix composite combinations in this direction. Due to their high corrosion, wear resistance, specific modulus, and weight for automotive and aerospace applications, aluminum-based composites are regarded as the Metal Matrix composite (MMC)s’ most promising structural materials. Aluminum matrix composites offer such excellent qualities that no monolithic material currently in use can match. The reinforcement's nature, which might take the shape of continuous or interrupted fibers, has a significant impact on the properties of aluminum matrix composites. Additionally, it depends on the choice of fabrication processes for aluminum matrix composites, which is determined by a variety of elements, such as the desired degree of microstructural integrity, the type of matrix and reinforcement, and the materials’ structural, mechanical, electrochemical, and thermal properties. Recent developments in processing, microstructure, and mechanical characterization of aluminum composites augmented with various particles are discussed in this chapter. At the end, there is a brief discussion of the potential application of these composites.