The Strength and Stiffness of Aluminium Alloy LM12/ SiC (23 Microns) Metal Matrix Composites and Comparison of Brinell Hardness Test Experimental Results With Axi Symmetricfeanalysis

Authors

  • Suresha P  Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, South East Asian College of Engineering and Technology, K R Puram, Bangalore-560049, Karnataka, India
  • N Chikkanna  Professor & Chairman, Department of Aerospace & Propulsion Technology, Visvesvaraya Institute of Advanced Technologies, VTU, Muddenahalli-562101, Karnataka, India
  • Anil Kumar S kallimani  Assistant Professor, Head of the Department, Mechanical Engineering. Government Engineering College, Huvinahadagali-583219, Karnataka, India

Keywords:

23?mSiC, AALM12, MMC’sFabrication, Brinell hardness number experiment test results comparison with FEA, SEM, EDX and XRD analysis of MMC’s.

Abstract

The aluminum alloy is produces the excellent and superior properties, these alloys are widely uses in different industrial sectors like, agriculture, constructions, aerospace, automobile, utensils, and general engineering industries, due to this alloys are very favorable in microstructure behavior, hardness, less weight ratio, high strength and having good mechanical properties. In this work the aluminum alloy LM12 is the base material reinforced with the silicon carbide. These metal matrix composites are fabricated by using the stir casting techniques with the uniform distribution of SiC and confirmed by using the BHN test, SEM,XRD and EDX analysis. The MMC’s evaluate the mechanical properties such as Brinell hardness number experiment test results are comparison with the BHN Finite element analysis. The FEA model has been prepared by using the ABQUS software evaluate the maximum stress, deformation and load carrying capacity. The MMC’s obtained results are compared with the pure AALM12 alloy without of silicon carbide addition. The reinforced silicon carbide varies with the 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% &20%wt.fraction. Increment of SiC in MMC’s, the Brinell hardness number values also be increases due to matrix is became good in strength and strong, these are the properties are presented in this paper.

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Suresha P, N Chikkanna, Anil Kumar S kallimani, " The Strength and Stiffness of Aluminium Alloy LM12/ SiC (23 Microns) Metal Matrix Composites and Comparison of Brinell Hardness Test Experimental Results With Axi Symmetricfeanalysis , IInternational Journal of Scientific Research in Mechanical and Materials Engineering(IJSRMME), ISSN : 2456-3307, Volume 4, Issue 7, pp.36-45, November-December-2020.