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Physical and Tribological Behaviour of Dual Particles Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites

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Metal matrix composites (MMCs) have been an active area of research and scientific investigation for past few years, but only in recent times, MMCs have become realistic engineering materials. In the present study, physical and tribological performance of graphite and alumina particulates reinforced AA6351 matrix composites were examined experimentally. These final composites are produced through liquid metallurgy process. To examine the worn surface morphology of the composite was evidently exposed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) technique. The experimental results expose the tribological properties of composites increased with inclusion of filler reinforcements.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kingston Engineering College, Vellore, India

    V. Mohanavel

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute University, Chennai, India

    K. Rajan

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, Trichy, India

    M. Ravichandran

  4. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Panimalar Polytechnic College, Chennai, India

    S. Suresh Kumar

  5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anand Institute of Higher Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    M. Balamurugan

  6. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ganadipathy Tulsi’s Jain Engineering College, Vellore, India

    C. Jayasekar

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Mohanavel, V., Rajan, K., Ravichandran, M., Suresh Kumar, S., Balamurugan, M., Jayasekar, C. (2019). Physical and Tribological Behaviour of Dual Particles Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites. In: Chandrasekhar, U., Yang, LJ., Gowthaman, S. (eds) Innovative Design, Analysis and Development Practices in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering (I-DAD 2018). Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2718-6_31

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