Manufacturing and Mechanical Behavior of (Al/SiC) Functionally Graded Material using Powder Metallurgy Technique
Mulugundam Siva Surya1, G. Prasanthi2
1Mulugundam Siva Surya, Mechanical Engineering, JNTU Anantapur, Ananthapuramu, India.
2G. Prasanthi, Mechanical Engineering, JNTU Anantapur, Ananthapuramu, India.
Manuscript received on 20 June 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 05 July 2019 | Manuscript published on 30 July 2019 | PP: 1835-1839 | Volume-8 Issue-9, July 2019 | Retrieval Number: I8215078919/19©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.I8215.078919
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Abstract: This research focuses on manufacturing and mechanical characterization of functionally graded materials using powder metallurgy techniques. Owing to its low density and high strength to weight ratio, pure aluminum with mesh size No. 200 is chosen as the matrix. Silicon carbide with mesh size No. 220, which has a wide range of applications due to its high hardness, is selected as reinforcement. Specimens of two functionally graded materials(FGM) with 4 layers (0%, 3%, 7%, 10%)(FGM-1) and 5 layers (10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%) (FGM-2) are sintered by varying the SiC composition from layer to layer. From the microstructure, it is clearly evident that four layered specimens achieved more homogeneous mixture than five layered. Also, mechanical properties of four layered specimens attained better results than five layered specimens.
Index Terms: Functionally Graded Material, Powder Metallurgy, Silicon Carbide, Aluminum.
Scope of the Article: Manufacturing IoT