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A novel method for Al/SiC composite fabrication: Lost foam casting

  • Kerem A. Guler , Alptekin Kisasoz and Ahmet Karaaslan
Published/Copyright: June 11, 2013
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 102 Issue 3

Abstract

In this paper, an innovative manufacturing approach to cast metal-matrix composite is proposed. Aluminum matrix composite production by lost foam casting has been investigated. In order to produce metal-matrix composite by lost foam casting, expanded polystyrene boards were designed as sandwich shaped and three layered. SiC particulates with 60 lm average grain size were settled between the board layers, while A6063 and A413 aluminum alloys were used as matrix materials. The effect of the matrix materials on the mechanical properties of the composite specimens was investigated and fabricated specimens were characterized using image analysis, hardness tests, scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction analysis. The results show that in the lost foam casting method, the hardness of the A6063 and the A413 materials specimens increases with SiC reinforcement up to 70% and 80%, respectively.

Keywords: MMC's; SEM; XRD; Casting
* Correspondence address, Kerem Altug Guler MSc., Yildiz Technical University, Department of Metallurgy and Materials, Engineering, Davutpasa Campuis, Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey. Tel.: +90 212 383 4710, Fax: +90 212 383 4665, E-Mail:

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Received: 2010-4-12
Accepted: 2011-1-11
Published Online: 2013-06-11
Published in Print: 2011-03-01

© 2011, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.110476
Keywords for this article
MMC's; SEM; XRD; Casting

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  2. Contents
  3. Original Contributions
  4. Experimental investigation and thermodynamic calculation of the Zn–Al–Sb system
  5. Determination of liquidus temperature in Ti-rich alloys of the Fe–Ni–Ti system obtained by DTA, electrical conductivity and XRD measurements
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