Open Journal of Metal

Volume 3, Issue 2 (July 2013)

ISSN Print: 2164-2761   ISSN Online: 2164-277X

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Equal Channel Angular Pressing of Al-SiC Composites Fabricated by Stir Casting

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DOI: 10.4236/ojmetal.2013.32A1004    5,293 Downloads   10,242 Views  Citations

ABSTRACT

Stir casting method was used to produce conventional metal matrix composites (MMC) with fairly homogenous dispersion of reinforcement material. Commercial pure aluminum and silicon carbide particles (50 μm) were selected as matrix and reinforcement materials respectively. The matrix was first completely melt and kept constant at 750°C. Then SiC powder preheated to 800°C was added during stirring action. No wetting agents were used. The melt mixture was poured into a metallic mold. The composite contents were adjusted to contain 5% and 10% SiC. The as-cast composites were processed by Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) route A. The microstructure and mechanical properties were studied. Results indicated that as cast AlSiC composites can be successfully fabricated via a cheap conventional stir casting method, giving fairly dispersed SiC particle distribution and having low porosity levels < 3.6%. The mechanical properties have improved compared to as cast composites. ECAP technique has greatly reduced SiC particles from 50 to 3 μm. After the first ECAP pass, yield strength has almost twice its value in the as cast composites. The maximum yield of 245 MPa obtained after 8 passes is almost four times the corresponding values of the as cast MMC composites. Hardness has also increased to 1.5 times its value in the as cast composites after one ECAP pass. The maximum hardness of 71 HRB obtained after 8 passes, which is almost 3.5 times the corresponding values of the as cast MMC composites.

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F. Shehata, N. ElMahallawy, M. Arab and M. Agwa, "Equal Channel Angular Pressing of Al-SiC Composites Fabricated by Stir Casting," Open Journal of Metal, Vol. 3 No. 2A, 2013, pp. 26-33. doi: 10.4236/ojmetal.2013.32A1004.

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