Abstract
Abstract
The present paper investigate the forging of Aluminium metal matrix composite with Silicon Carbide particles (SiCp) as reinforcements. The generic shaped preform specimens were forged under cold conditions (room temperature) using open-die sets. The Aluminium metal matrix composite material under consideration was fabricated via liquid stir casting manufacturing route, where the pre-heated Silicon Carbide particles were mixed with the molten Aluminium casting alloy. The preforms with standard dimensions were machined obtained from the cast. To analysis the deformation characteristics, two different generic shapes of the preform were considered, i.e. disc and rectangular shape preforms. The present paper presents both theoretical (based on ‘Upper Bound’ approach) and experimental investigations, where theoretical analysis considers a modified interfacial frictional law and preform free barreling. It is expected that the present work will be useful to assess various deformation characteristics during forging of metal matrix composites.