Correlation between the Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Rutile Reinforced LM27 Alloy Composite

To meet the global requirements of industry, there is a need for innovative light weight, low cost, eco-friendly, high quality engineering materials with superior performance at wide range temperatures. Aluminum Matrix Composites (AMCs) are lightweight isotropic properties, suitable choice modern industry. Low-cost aluminum alloys reinforced minerals have found special place in automotive industry manufacture automobile parts. Rutile particles improve mechanical properties matrix, making it attractive structural applications as well providing greater wear resistance to composite during sliding. In present studies, rutile mineral LM27 alloy was developed through stir casting route 6, 9 and 12 wt.% reinforcements. study effect particle size on tribological samples fine-sized (50–75 μm) coarse-sized (106–125 were prepared From results experiment, that hardness, compressive strength increase increasing addition. The worn surface re-groove new restored sliding help oxide films. analysis fractured clearly indicates energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) volume fraction particles, porosity increases, which could be main reason compression failure material.