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Effect of sintering temperature and time intervals on workability behaviour of Al–SiC matrix P/M composite

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The investigation on the effect of sintering temperature and time intervals on workability behaviour of Al–SiC powder metallurgy composites during cold upsetting was attempted in the present work. Three levels of sintering temperature and time have been considered to evaluate their effect on workability behaviour. The amount of SiC reinforcement content has been varied as 0%, 10% and 20%. The experimental results were analyzed for workability under triaxial stress state condition as a function of the relative density. The Formability Stress Index (βσ), the Formability Strain Index (βε), stress ratio parameters namely σθ/σeff and σz/σm were obtained for all the cases. As a result, the exhibited tremendous variations in the various parameters for different sintering temperatures and time intervals were studied and reported.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, St. Anne’s College of Engineering and Technology Cuddalore District, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India

    J. Bensam Raj

  2. Carmel Nager, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District, 231, Carmel School opposite, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India, 629 004

    J. Bensam Raj

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Syed Ammal Engineering College, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, India

    P. Marimuthu

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sudharsan Engineering College, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India

    M. Prabhakar

  5. Department of Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Trichirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

    V. Anandakrishnan

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Bensam Raj, J., Marimuthu, P., Prabhakar, M. et al. Effect of sintering temperature and time intervals on workability behaviour of Al–SiC matrix P/M composite. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 61, 237–252 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-011-3709-4

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