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• Within the last few years there has been a rapid increase in the
utilisation of aluminium Composite, particularly in the automobile
industries, due to their high strength to weight ratio, high wear
resistance, low density and low coefficient of thermal expansion.
• The advancements in the field of application make the study of their
wear and impact behaviour of utmost importance. In this present
investigation, Aluminium composite with Silicon and graphite were
using Stir casting method.
• Compositional analysis and studies of different alloys composition
have shown near uniform distribution of Si and graphite in the
prepared alloys.
• This paper discussed composite of Al-Si- graphite with rice husk ash
material and to evaluate the Mechanical properties of the model
composite plate.
INTRODUCTION
COMPOSITE MATERIAL
It has been found that the addition of graphite improves the wetting
characteristics of aluminium-based composites because of its lower surface
tension. In accordance, Sukumaran et al. found the optimum percentage
(of graphite ) for obtaining the best distribution and mechanical properties
to be around 1 and Mahendra Boopathi et al. added 1.5 per cent of
graphite to increase the wettability of the Al-Si composite. graphite also
acts as a scavenger of oxygen, there by increasing the surface energy of the
particles. However, care must be taken not to add excess graphite , as this
will form low melting compounds, which will degrade the mechanical
properties of the composite
• In year 2011 MMC Materials began as “Mississippi concrete and Material
Company” in Jackson, Mississippi, formed by the company now known as “Dunn
Investment Company in Birmingham. Saravanan explained, “The possibilities of
reinforcing aluminum alloy (AlSi10Mg) with locally available inexpensive rice
husk ash for developing a new composite material.” They developed metal matrix
composite using a liquid metallurgy route. In this process they prepared MMC with
different weight fraction of reinforcement material of (RHA). Finally they observed
the percentage reinforcement of RHA will increase ultimate tensile strength,
compressive strength and hardness of the composite. Anlit Mittal concludes that
Rice husk ash is the only agricultural waste containing largest amount of silica in it.
PROCESS FLOW
• Selection Of Composite Material (Al-sic-
graphite With Rice Husk Ash )
• Make The Testing Composite Plate By Using
Stir Casting Process
• Evaluate The Mechanical Properties Of The
Plate
• Analysis The Report
Mixing ratio
• It is primarily responsible for so called good cast ability (high fluidity, low
shrinkage),low density(2.34g/cm3)which may be advantage in reducing
total weight of cast component and has very low solubility in Aluminium
therefore precipitates as virtually pure Si which is hard and improve the
abrasion resistance.
Color Black
RHA (RICE HUSK ASH)
STIR CASTING
STIR CASTING
• Wear test
• Hardness test
• Toughness test
APPLICATIONS