Study and analysis of the hybrid composite material based on AL-SIC

Silicon carbide particle reinforced aluminum matrix composites have been developed over past few decades, owing to their excellent properties like light weight, high elastic modulus and wear resistance. Thus, the silicon carbide particle reinforced aluminum matrix composites are expected to have many applications in aerospace, aircraft, automobile and electronic industries. In this study, aluminum metal matrix composites containing several weight percentages of reinforcement particles were prepared by using stir casting method. The experiments were performed on different composition of silicon carbide powder in the composite. The wear resisting behavior of the composites increased with increasing reinforcement particle's addition in it. The Taguchi's L9 orthogonal array is used to design the experiments, with the aim of relating the influence of sliding speed, applied load and sliding distance. The aim of the experimental plan is to find the important factors and combination of factors influencing the wear process to achieve the minimum wear rate and co-efficient of friction.