Evaluation of Mechanical Properties Aluminum Alloy 7050 with Glass Particels reinforced Metal Matrix Composites

Abstract

Composite materials are continuously developed with the time being due to the necessity of human civilization and therefore advancement of each material in its highest classes is the best research necessity.Aluminum-based composites reinforcement in continuous/discontinuous fibers, whisker, or particulates; reinforced whit particles have received considerable attention because of their superior mechanical properties over monolithic aluminum matrix. Different composites with micros-sized reinforcements have become radical progress for composites because they have different strengthening mechanisms as compared to that in composites with micro-sized reinforcements. Therefore different properties can be predictable from the micros-size particulate reinforced composites. Properties of aluminum matrix composites (AMCs) can be customized to the demands of automotive and different industrial applications by appropriate combinations of the matrix, reinforcement, and processing routes. This work focuses on the fabrication of aluminum alloy 7050 matrix composites (AMCs) reinforced with 4%,6%, and 8 wt% glass particels of 0.225mm, using the stir casting method route. The mechanical properties of the fabricated aluminum matrix composites were analyzed. The mechanical properties like hardness and tensile strength of the unreinforced alloy and composites have been measured. The mechanical properties like hardness and tensile strength have improved with the increase in the weight percentage of glass particulates in the aluminum matrix