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Process parameters, development and applications of stir cast composite: A review

  • Manish Maurya , Sudhir Kumar , Vivek Bajpai and Nagendra Kumar Maurya
Published/Copyright: January 27, 2020
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Abstract

In the current environment, aluminum metal matrix composites are in enormous demand due to notable improvement in mechanical and wear characteristics. Several manufacturing techniques have been developed among which traditional stir casting is preferred due to simple processing techniques other than available methods like compocasting, in situ fabrication, powder metallurgy or friction stir processing. Nanoparticles seem appealing to researchers for manufacturing nanocomposites due to their improved microstructural, mechanical and tribological properties. Parameters like weight or volume fraction, stirrer design, number of blades, stirring speed, stirring time, reinforcement feed rate and melting temperature required to prepare a composite are discussed in great detail. The innovation of this assessment effort lie in the fact that few such review works have been published for the stircasting technique to prepare aluminum metal matrix composites/nano composites reinforced with SiC, TiO2, Al2O3, B4C and TiC.


* Correspondence Address, Assistant Prof. Mr. Manish Maurya, Accurate Institute of Management and Technology, Greater Noida, 201308, India, E-mail:

Mr. Manish Maurya, born in 1984, studied Mechanical Engineering at UPTU, India. Since 2008, he has been in the academic field. He received his Master's in Mechanical Engineering in 2012. From 2012 to present, he has been working as an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Accurate Institute of Management & Technology, Greater Noida, India. His research area mainly includes material production and characterization, casting etc.

Prof. Sudhir Kumar, born in 1975, studied Mechanical Engineering at Banglore University, India and received his Master's degree from the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra. He received his Doctorate in Engineering in 2006 from the Indian institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR). Since 2006, he has been Professor and Head at the Greater Noida Institute of Technology, Greater Noida. His research mainly focuses on the production and characterization of aluminum metal matrix composites via stir casting, friction stir processing, machining, microwave casting, and friction stir welding.

Dr. Vivek Bajpai, born in 1983, studied Mechanical Engineering at Govt. Engg. College, Rewa, India and received his Master's degree from the Shri G. S. Inst. of Tech & Science, Indore (MP) in 2008. He received his Doctorate in Engineering in 2013 from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB). Since 2013, he has been Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad. His research mainly focuses on micromachining and metal casting.

Mr. Nagendra Kumar Maurya, born in 1987, studied Mechanical Engineering at AKTU, India and received his Master's degree from the MotiLal Nehru Institute of Technology, Allahabad in 2010. He is pursuing his Doctorate degree from the Delhi Technical University (DTU), India. Since 2010, he has been Assistant Professor at the G. L. Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management, Greater Noida. His research mainly focuses on metal machining, metal casting and rapid prototyping.


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