MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ALUMINIUM ALLOY6061-B4C

REINFORCED METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES

Abstract:

Aluminium based metal matrix composites are newer materials having

many favourable mechanical properties and a wide range of applications from
automotive to aerospace, gradually replacing the conventional engineering
materials. Aluminium based metal matrix composites are gaining increasing
importance because of their attractive properties of better specific strength,
specific stiffness, wear resistance, excellent corrosion resistance and light
weight. In recent years, the utilization of metal matrix composites has increased
in the automotive, aviation, aerospace, construction and microelectronics
engineering fields.

The purpose of this work is to study about the mechanical properties of

B4C reinforced aluminium matrix composites. Aluminium is the matrix metal
having properties like light weight, high strength and ease of machinability.
Boron carbide which has excellent hardness, strength and fracture toughness is
added as reinforcement. The metal matrix composites are fabrication of
aluminium alloy 6061 reinforced with different weight fraction of B 4C particles
are produced by stir casting technique. After solidication, the samples are
prepared and tested to nd the various mechanical properties like tensile
strength, impact strength and hardness.