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ABSTRACT - The most important property of aluminium is its low specific gravity (2.7), high electrical and thermal
conductivities, high ductility and corrosion resistance in various media. Aluminium has a face centered cubic crystal
lattice whose constant depends upon its degree of purity. Moreover the mechanical properties of pure aluminium are
not very high though it posses good ductility. When aluminium is added with copper, nickel, iron, silicon the
mechanical properties will be increased. The present investigation explains how the mechanical properties of Al-Cu
composition are increased and the effect of sintering on the above composition dominating. One of the advantages, of
P/M is , metals and alloys in any proportion can be mixed together to manufacture articles of any desired shapes, in
this respect process is not governed by the phase rule1 which is applicable to alloys manufactured by melting.
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1 INTRODUCTION
The copper powder is put in the muffle furnace
When aluminium is alloyed with copper or for 2 hrs in order to oxidize. These powders
nickel, manganese, magnesium, etc, sieved using – 180 sieve and mixed in the
systems with limited solubility or chemical ratio of Aluminium and Copper Oxide as 97:3,
compounds are formed, improving the 95:5, 93:7 and 91:9. The powders mixed by
strength properties of the alloys and pot mill for 4 hrs in order to get homogeneous
enabling the heat treatment2 to be applied. mixture .The apparent density, tap density and
Copper is a valuable metal, its wide the compressibility is shown in the following
application in many fields of engineering tables , TABLE: 1,2,3
due to its exceptionally high electrical and
thermal conductivity, low oxidisability and TABLE: 1 Flow rate, apparent density and theoretical
good ductility and to the fact that it is the Density for various composition of Al- CuO
basis of the important industrial alloys,
bronze and brass. COMPOSITION FLOW APPARENT THEORETICAL
gms RATE DENSITY DENSITY
2 EXPERIMENT gm/Cc gm/Cc
1
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furnace. The heating causes the metal according to the Al-Cu composition. The
particles to sinter, that is, a proportion of them pressure given on the powder is naturally
is partly melt and by so doing cement the being different during tapping of the powder.
remaining particles together in a cellular This is clearly shown in Graph II of Table 2
structure. Sintering is preferred to achieve all
possible final strength and hardness needed5
in the finished product. The three most
important variables governing the sintering
process are temperature, time and sintering Graph II for table 2
atmosphere.
1.2
2.7 FRICTION
Lubrication of the die walls is helpful in 1
reducing friction and minimizing pressure
gradients within the compact. Zinc stearate
and graphite powder are used as lubricant. 0.8
Tap
3 RESULTS density 0.6
gm/cc
1. The flow rate reveals the fact that the flow
rate of the above combinations is very 0.4
Sluggish.
gm /cc 0 0.8
Tap Graph II for table 2
0% 3% 5% 7% 9% 11% 1.5
density
Tap 2 0.6 Tap
CompositionAL-Cu in% 1
gm/cc
density 1 density
/cc 2
Tap
gm 0
0.4 gm/cc 0.5
density 1 0
0% 3% 5% 7% 9% 11%
0.2
0%
3%
5%
7%
9%
11%
gm /cc 0
CompositionAL-Cu in% CompositionAL-Cu in%
0% 3% 5% 7% 9% 11%
0
CompositionAL-Cu in%
0% 3% 5% 7% 9% 11%
CompositionAL-Cu in%
Graph I for Table 1
1.5
0.5
0
3% 5% 7% 9% 11% 13% 15% 17%
Composition
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Graph II for table 2
density 1
gm /cc 0
0% 3% 5% 7% 9% 11%
20%
REFERENCES
Density gm/cc
15%
Graph I for Table 1
10%
3 1. F. Nia and B.L. Davis, “Production of Al Cu and Al-
5% 2
Density
1
The development of friction materials and the 2.5
increasing demands for modern automotive
Density
3
2Tap 0.8
industry has resulted in increasing interest in density 0.6 Graph I for Table 1
2.5
1.5gm/cc
production of new components and 0.4
DensityDensityDensity
2
1
composites. The development of gear wheel is 3 0.2
one such component in modern high speed 1.5
0.5 0 Graph I for Table 1
automobiles. Due to friction and overheat the 2.5
1
0 0% 3% 5% 7% 9% 11%
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