Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Sic, Fly-Ash Reinforced Aluminium Alloy Hybrid Composites

Abstract: Aluminium alloys like Adc12 widely used for making composites which were cheap and easily available. It is easy to melt, forge and cast. Fly ash which is easily available and cheap material. Managing and reusing fly ash meant for control of environmental pollutions. Sic and fly ash added to the ADC12 alloys and a new composite were prepared. Composite used here manufactured by squeeze casting techniques by varying the process parameters such as Sic/Fly-ash ratio, melting temperature, squeeze pressure and die temperature. Three levels set up are considered. The experimental trails are reduced to nine by Taguchi L9 orthogonal array. Mechanical properties of Composite Specimens manufactured and base metal estimated by various testing, then compared and analysed.

Keywords: Squeeze casting, ADC12 alloy, Fly-Ash, Hybrid Composite.