Affiliation:
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MRK Institute of Technology, Kattumannarkoil, Tamilnadu, India
Abstract
In this investigation, metal-matrix composites of Aluminium matrix reinforced with boron carbide (B4C) particles were fabricated by stir casting technique. Aluminium is selected as the matrix material and boron carbide as reinforced particles are mixed in different weight percentages (0, 2.5, 5 and 7.5 wt %). The test samples were prepared as per ASTM standards to investigate mechanical properties. The experimental result reveals that the tensile strength and hardness increases with the increase in B4C percentage, whereas percentage elongation decreases with the increase in B4C percentage.
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