TITLE:
Mechanical and Tribological Behavior of Particulate Reinforced Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites – a review
AUTHORS:
G. B. Veeresh Kumar, C. S. P. Rao, N. Selvaraj
KEYWORDS:
Al-MMCs, Density, Hardness, Mechanical Properties, Wear, Prediction.
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering,
Vol.10 No.1,
January
20,
2011
ABSTRACT: Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) sought over other conventional materials in the
field of aerospace, automotive and marine applications owing to their excellent improved
properties. These materials are of much interest to the researchers from few decades. These
composites initially replaced Cast Iron and Bronze alloys but owing to their poor wear and
seizure resistance, they were subjected to many experiments and the wear behavior of these
composites were explored to a maximum extent and were reported by number of research
scholars for the past 25 years. In this paper an attempt has been made to consolidate some of the
aspects of mechanical and wear behavior of Al-MMCs and the prediction of the Mechanical and
Tribological properties of Aluminum MMCs.