ANALYSIS OF WEAR BEHAVIOUR OF ALUMINIUM COMPOSITE WITH SILICON CARBIDE AND TITANIUM REINFORCEMENT

In the field of material science and engineering, composites are nonlinear metallic materials with rounded stress–strain curves that are not well represented by the simplified elastic-perfectly plastic material model used in most existing design specifications. Aluminum (Al) have been the primary material for the structural parts of aircraft for more than 80 years. Here, we fabricate aluminum matrix composite with silicon carbide (SiC) and Titanium (Ti) by stir casting method. The wear characteristics are found out by carrying out “Pin on Disk” test. In this project, aluminium is taken as base metal and reinforced with Silicon Carbide and Titanium particulates by stir casting method. The aluminum scrap is to be studied using Edox test and followed by stir casting in which Titanium and Silicon Carbide is added as reinforcements. Later, “Pin on disk” test is carried out to find out wear properties of the composite. SEM test is carried out finally to study the grain structure.