BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV3I4128,
     title={Wear Rate Investigation of Aluminium Based Silicon Carbide Metal Matrix Composite Embedded with Copper },
     author={Mr. A. R. Dhatrak and Dr. K. B. Kale },
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={3},
     number={4},
     pages={376--384},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV3I4128.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

The applications of Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) are being increasing day by day in the aerospace, automobile and many more industries, because of their improved properties compared to uniform metals. Presently several grades of Aluminium Matrix Composites (AMCs) have been used in high-tech structural and practical applications including aerospace, defence, locomotive, and thermal management areas, as well as in sports and recreation. This trend has been recognized to their greater specific strength and specific stiffness, high temperature ability, lower coefficient of thermal expansion, better wear resistance, enhanced dimensional stability, and responsiveness to conventional metal forming techniques. This report is concerned with Aluminium Matrix Composites and more specifically on the Aluminium (Al) based Silicon Carbide (SiC) metal matrix composite Embedded with Copper. The main aim of this project is to check practicality of the Aluminium based Silicon Carbide metal matrix composite for passenger vehicle brake lining. Through this dissertation an attempt is made to test the tribological behavior of the Aluminium based Silicon Carbide metal matrix composite. The composite is made by powder metallurgy route followed by hot extrusion. Two composites are prepared for the testing, one is composite of Al and 25 percent SiC while other is composite of Al and 25 percent SiC embedded with 5 percent of Copper. The wear test is carried out for these composites both at ambient and elevated temperature by using pin on disc method. Pins are made of composite and tested against cast iron disc. The wear affecting parameters such as normal load, sliding speed and temperature are varied and tribological properties are observed. Also the results of the composite are compared with each other. The results reveals that the addition of silicon carbide and copper reduces wear of the composite.

Metal Matrix Composite, Silicon Carbide, Wear