Development and Characterization of Mechanical Properties of Al 6063 Aluminum Alloy Based Composites

Year 2025, Volume: 10 Issue: 2, 200 - 208, 01.09.2025

V. S. Akash , B. Stanly Jones Retnam M. Dev Anand A. Anu Kuttan

https://doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.1704078

Abstract

Aluminium-based alloys have a significant role in the structural aspects of the automobile and aero industries in fabricating various components. This alloy is formed by combining multiple other materials in varying proportions. This work forms the aluminum alloy by combining Al2O3, CeO2, and Sic. Aluminium alloys are basically used for casting purposes because of their lattice structure, and mostly noncombustible Aluminium alloy is preferred for the purpose and enhance the material's heat-withstanding capability CeO2 is necessary in alloying with Aluminium because of its combining property. The presence of Sic in this alloy always helps to enhance the hardness of the alloy in which it is being embossed. Further, it also plays a significant role in resistance to corrosion under all aspects. The presence of Sic in the alloy also helps to enrich the die-casting possibility of the alloy. Each metal particle is combined and is then converted to alloy; on the other hand, the balance of similar materials are hot extruded and cut into specimens of standard size. The alloying materials are then used as the base material, blended with reinforcements such as aluminium oxide in the form of micro and nanoparticles, and converted to alloy composite. These are then stir casted and hot extruded as above. Once these fabrication processes are accomplished, followed by mechanical characteristics evolution has to be carried out in the aspect of strength, toughness and hardness. The result shows the chart in which metal particles' enhanced property when blended with the reinforcing materials is obtained with the casted alloy. This material also proves to be very effective in the case of aeronautical-based applications, such as on the surface of bearings, brackets, engine cylinder liners, piston surfaces, cranks, etc. The combination of composites and alloys fabrication enhances the material's performance characteristics.

Keywords

Aluminium alloy , stir casting , CeO2 , Sic , composite

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