A review on the production of metal matrix composites through stir casting–Furnace design, properties, challenges, and research opportunities

A Ramanathan, PK Krishnan, R Muraliraja - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2019 - Elsevier
Stir casting is one of the most suitable processes for producing Metal Matrix Composites
(MMCs) because of its simplicity, proven process, lower cost of production and mass …

A review on AA 6061 metal matrix composites produced by stir casting

A Kareem, JA Qudeiri, A Abdudeen, T Ahammed… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, many alloys as well as composites of aluminium were developed for
enhanced material performance. AA 6061 is an aluminium alloy that has extensive …

Recent progress in production of metal matrix composites by stir casting process: An overview

A Kumar, RC Singh, R Chaudhary - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2020 - Elsevier
The need of light weighted materials has led to the use of composites like aluminium (Al)
metal matrix composites (AMMCs) for advanced material performance. These days the …

Influence of length-scales on spatial distribution and interfacial characteristics of B4C in a nanostructured Al matrix

L Jiang, H Wen, H Yang, T Hu, T Top**, D Zhang… - Acta Materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
To provide fundamental insight into the influence of length scales on the spatial distribution
and characteristics of ceramic/metal interfaces in nanostructured metal matrix composites …

Effect of different types of reinforcement on tribological properties of aluminium metal matrix composites (MMCs)–A review of recent studies

RS Gill, PS Samra, A Kumar - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
Aluminium metal matrix composites (Al-MMCs) have astounding properties such as high
erosion and wear resistance, high strength-to-weight ratio, with a relatively low cost and …

[HTML][HTML] Novel SolidStir extrusion technology for enhanced conductivity cable manufacturing via in-situ exfoliation of graphite to graphene

A Sharma, RS Haridas, P Agrawal, A Gumaste… - Materials & Design, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrification is a path towards decarbonization. Identification of novel nanocarbon
materials such as graphene or carbon nanotubes (CNTs) offers great potential as a …

Deformation mechanisms in Ti/TiN multilayer under compressive loading

W Yang, G Ayoub, I Salehinia, B Mansoor, H Zbib - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
The promising mechanical, physical and chemical properties of nano-scale metal/ceramic
multilayers (MCMs) are of high interest for extreme environment applications. Understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic strengthening effect of in-situ synthesized WC1-x nanoparticles and graphene nanosheets in copper matrix composites

Z Xu, X Zhang, N Zhao, C He - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In metal matrix composites, it is commonly a hard task to achieve synergistic strengthening
and toughening effects between two-dimensional graphene and zero-dimensional …

Development of alumina reinforced aluminum metal matrix composite with enhanced compressive strength through squeeze casting process

R Muraliraja, R Arunachalam, I Al-Fori… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Aluminum metal matrix composites, which exhibit significantly high compressive strength,
were produced through the squeeze casting process using aluminum 7075 alloy as the …

Effect of SiC nanoparticles on the precipitation behavior and mechanical properties of 7075Al alloy

B Pu, X Lin, B Li, X Chen, C He, N Zhao - Journal of Materials Science, 2020 - Springer
In terms of aluminum alloy matrix composites, the effect of reinforcement on precipitation is
worth investigating. In this work, the silicon carbide nanoparticles-reinforced 7075Al (SiC …