Abstrct :In this study, SiC particles were incorporated by using Friction Stir Processing (FSP) into the 6351 aluminium alloy to form particulate composite materials. Sampels were subjected to constant rotational and traverse speeds of the FSP tool with and without SiC reinforcements. Microstructural observations were carried out by employing optical microscopy of the modifiedsurfaces. Mechanic...

Advanced engineering and functional ceramics are sensitive to damage cracks, which delay the wide applications of these materials in various fields. Ceramic composites with enhanced fracture toughness may trigger a paradigm for design and application of the brittle components. This paper reviews the toughening mechanisms for the nanolayered MAX phase ceramics. The main toughening mechanisms for...

Metal matrix composites are the class of composite materials finding vast applications in automotive, aircraft, defense, sports and appliance industries. A horizontal ball mill has been fabricated for milling of aluminum and SiC particles. The change in powder particle morphology during mechanical alloying of Aluminum and SiC powders using horizontal ball mill was studied. Al-SiCp composites wi...

Particle shape and aggregation have a strong influence on the spectral profiles of infrared phonon bands of solid dust grains. In this paper, we use a discrete dipole approximation (DDSCAT; [1]), a cluster-of-spheres code following the Gérardy-Ausloos approach (MQAGGR; [2]) and a T-matrix method (SCSMTM; [3]) for calculating IR extinction spectra of aggregates of spherical silicon carbide (SiC)...

We discuss various ways to handle self-interaction corrections (SIC) to Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations. To that end, we use a simple model of few particles in a finite number of states together with a simple zero-range interaction for which full Hartree-Fock can easily be computed as a benchmark. The model allows to shed some light on the balance between orthonormality of the invo...

For the creation of surface reinforcement particles in metal matrix, friction stir processing is frequently utilized. Formation aluminum/SiC composite on Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) butt weld Al5083 by a novel technique direct (DFSP) using hollow tool successfully demonstrated this present work. Deposition SiC zone DFSP was confirmed X-Ray diffraction (XRD) method. Micro analysis joint achieved me...

In the current study, effect of varying Silicon Carbide particulate on the mechanical properties of Aluminium based alloy automobile brake disc component was investigated. The result of experimental investigation on mechanical properties of Silicon Carbide particle reinforced Aluminium Matrix was achieved for composite brake disc using universal tensile test machine, Rockwell hardness testing m...

Abstract Aluminium metal matrix composites (AMCs) have become quite popular for light weight, low cost, and good workability. The present work reports the impact of silicon carbide (SiC) reinforcement on physical, microstructural, mechanical characteristics Al-4032/SiC with 4, 6, 8% SiC (particle size 54?m) fabricated through bottom pouring stir casting set-up. Density porosity measurements AMC...