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Macro-Hardness and Corrosion Behavior of Silicon Carbide or Boron Carbide Reinforced AA5052 MMC

Murlidhar Patel*, Sushanta Kumar Sahu**, Mukesh Kumar Singh***

* Department of Mechanical Engineering, PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology Design & Manufacturing (IIITDM), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.

** Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Science and Technology, Berhampur, Odisha, India.

*** Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India.

Periodicity:January - March'2022
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jms.9.4.18593

Abstract

Metal matrix composites (MMCs) enhance the mechanical and tribological properties according to the composition of the particulate reinforcement of silicon carbide/boron carbide and AA5052 aluminium alloy matrix. The MMC samples were fabricated by the stir casting method of liquid processing route. The same weight percentages (5 wt. %) and same particle size (63 µm) of both SiC and B₄C particulates are used to develop two different MMC samples. The hardness and the corrosion test were investigated to estimate the enhanced properties of the fabricated composites. Macro-hardness test and the immersion corrosion test were carried out by using a Vickers hardness tester at an applied load of 5 kgf according to ASTM E92 and 3.5% NaCl solution according to ASTM G31 respectively. With the help of optical microscopy, the corroded surfaces were analysed. The results obtained from the investigation show that AA5052/B₄C MMC gives more improved hardness and the AA5052/SiC MMC shows more corrosion rate compared to the other two samples.

Keywords

Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite (AMMC), Boron Carbide (B₄C), Corrosion, Hardness, Metal Matrix Composite (MMC), Silicon Carbide (SiC).

How to Cite this Article?

Patel, M., Sahu, S. K., and Singh, M. K. (2022). Macro-Hardness and Corrosion Behavior of Silicon Carbide or Boron Carbide Reinforced AA5052 MMC. i-manager’s Journal on Material Science, 9(4), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.26634/jms.9.4.18593

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