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Use of Squeeze Infiltration Processing for Fabricating Micro Silica Reinforced Aluminum Alloy-based Metal Matrix Composite

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A number of processing techniques have been developed and tried for the primary purpose of synthesizing metal-matrix composites (MMCs) using a variety of alloy and reinforcement combinations. In particular, the technique of infiltration processing has been preferred and used for making composites based on metal matrices and reinforced with a high volume fraction of the reinforcing phase. In this paper, the results of a study on using fine particle size microspheres as the reinforcement for an aluminium alloy metal matrix is presented and discussed. Polyethylene glycol was used as the pore former along with aluminium powder as the binding agent. The resultant mixture was sintered at a high temperature. The preforms were compacted and subsequently sintered at a temperature above the melting temperature of aluminium. Decomposition of the fugitive pore former was done using the burnout technique. Key aspects pertinent to characterizing the fabricated preforms and composite using the technique of light optical microscopy, thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA) and hardness measurement is briefly presented.

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    K. M. Sree Manu, V. G. Resmi, T. P. D. Rajan, Prince Joseph & B. C. Pai

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Manu, K.M.S., Resmi, V.G., Rajan, T.P.D., Joseph, P., Pai, B.C., Srivatsan, T.S. (2014). Use of Squeeze Infiltration Processing for Fabricating Micro Silica Reinforced Aluminum Alloy-based Metal Matrix Composite. In: Sano, T., Srivatsan, T.S., Peretti, M.W. (eds) Advanced Composites for Aerospace, Marine, and Land Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48096-1_7

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