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Post Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College of Engineering Nagercoil,
Tamilnadu, India India,Pin:629003,Tel:+91-9444437611.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College of Engineering, Nagercoil, Tamilnadu, India, Pin: 629
004. Tel.: +91 9443494576, Fax: +91 4652 260511.
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Under Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ponjesly College of Engineering, Nagercoil,
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krishna2915@gmail.com, ejeninranjith@gmail.com,
Abstract-
1. INTRODUCTION
Generally, a composite material is composed of
reinforcement like fibre, particles and fillers are in a matrix
of polymers, metals, or ceramics. Properties of composites
are hardly dependent on the properties of their blended
materials like silicon carbide, aluminium oxide and graphite
etc., in the form of particles or whiskers and their
distribution and the interaction among them. Apart from the
behaviour of the blended materials, the shape and size of
the reinforcement matrix is also play vital role in composite
manufacturing industries. The matrix grab the
reinforcement to form the desired shape while the
reinforcement improves the overall mechanical properties
and corrosion properties of the matrix .While composites
have already proven that weight-reducing materials and
also cost-reducing materials. Metal matrix composites
possess some attractive properties, when compared with
other matrices. These include High Strength-to-Density
Ratio, Non-conductive and conductive, Formable to
Complex Shape, Improve Fatigue Resistance, Improve
Creep-Lifetime, Lower Manufacturing Cost etc. However,
the major Aluminium alloy Metal Matrix Composites
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Fig.1 (a) Internal arrangement of ball milling machine. (b)
External view of ball milling machine. (c) Rotation of the
grinding ball.
3. STIR CASTING
The matrix material used for the current study was
Aluminium with TiB2. Stir casting process was carried out
in Anna University, Chennai. The matrix material was
loaded in a graphite crucible and it is placed inside a top
loaded resistance furnace a different temperature level (700
o
C,750 oC,800 oC, 850 oC,900 oC). The TiB2 reinforcement
(average size 40 Nano meter) pre heated at 650oC for two
hours before added in the matrix melt .The 0%, 5%, 10%,
15% by volume of preheated TiB2 powder was added in the
liquid melt and the slurry was consciously stirred using a
stirring .The four blade stirrer was designed in order to
produce the adequate homogeneous particle distribution
throughout the matrix material. From that different type of
specimen are prepared for studying the mechanical
properties. In this technique, fabricated aluminium based
nano composite reinforced with TiB2 using stir casting.
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Fig.2 (a) Stir Cast setup. (b) Preheating TiB2 Nano
powder.
4. RESULT AND DISCUSSION
The fineness after the ball milling process is
validated with the help of SEM, the images patterns
obtained is as follows: After 2 hours ball milling the
fineness obtained is around 500 millimicrons (fig. a). And
light variations are observed when the ball milling process
is carried out for 3 hours (fig. b). And the same process is
repeated to 10 hours as a result the obtained powder is
more fine nearly 200 Nano microns (fig. c). Below 100
Nano microns is obtained after continuous ball milling
process of 15 hours (fig. d).
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Fig 3 (a) Two hours ball milling (b) Three hours ball
milling. (c) Ten hours ball milling (d) Fifteen hours ball
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5. REFERENCES
[1] H.B. Michael Rajan, S. Ramabalan, I. Dinaharan, S.J.
Vijay, Synthesis and characterization of in situ formed
titanium di boride particulate reinforced AA7075
aluminum alloy cast composites, in Materials and Design,
2013, vol.44, pp.438-445.
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