Abstract: Functionally Graded Material (FGM) characterises to a class of advanced material in the category of composite materials which has variation in properties as the volume of the material varies. The overall properties of FMG are excellently unique and different from any of the individual material that composes it and also from conventional materials. it has vast and wide variety of applications for FGM and it is expected to decrease the cost of the material processing and also the manufacturing processes. In our experimental work we mainly concentrated to produce FGM by powder metallurgy processes and applying it for specific area of application. Recent research studies are mainly focussing on the processing and applications of functionally graded materials. New processing routes for metal-matrix functionally graded materials (FGMs) and structures through combinations of powder metallurgy are described. Pure Aluminium of 98% purity with 100 microns size with good fluidity and corrosion resistance is taken as matrix material and Silicon carbide as reinforcing material and to increase bondage between mixed ratios from one another Zinc stearate is acted as binding agent for manufacturing of FGM. the specimens are blended elementally using compaction machine followed by sintering through tubular furnace using Aluminium, silicon carbide and zinc stearate. The specimens are then tested for their mechanical properties such as compression strength, hardness and also examined for tribological properties.
Keywords: Functionally graded material, Compaction, Sintering, Powder metallurgy and Micro structure.
Title: Design & Characterization of Functionally Graded Aluminium Metal Matrix with SiC Reinforcement using powder metallurgy
Author: YManideepvarma, PNS Srinivas, Dr.M.R.Ch Sastry, Dr.P.Ravindra Babu
International Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Technology
ISSN 2348-7593 (Online)
Research Publish Journals
