Investigation on the Influence of Basalt Short Fiber on Thermo-Physical Properties of Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites
S. Ezhil Vannan1, S. Paul Vizhian2
1Professor S. EZHIL VANNAN, Mechanical Engineering Department, Bangalore university/ U.V.C.E/ University college , Bangalore, India.
2Sandeep B. Patil, ET & T Department, SSCET Bhilai, Bhilai (C.G.), India.
Manuscript received on June 04, 2013. | Revised Manuscript received on June 29, 2013. | Manuscript published on July 05, 2013. | PP: 160-164 | Volume-3 Issue-3, July 2013. | Retrieval Number: C1687073313/2013©BEIESP
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Abstract: The objective of this research work was to investigate on the influence of basalt fiber on the microstructure and thermo-physical properties of Al /basalt short fiber metal matrix composites (MMCs). The MMCs were fabricated by liquid metallurgical technique and the basalt short fiber varies from 0 to 10 wt. %. The developed MMCs were characterized for damping, coefficient of thermal expansion, specific heat and electrical resistance using dynamic mechanical analyzer, thermal mechanical analyzer, differential scanning calorimeter and four probe electrometer respectively. The results shows that the specific damping properties and specific heat increase with increasing basalt fibers addition but, electrical resistivity and coefficient of thermal expansion decreased.
Keywords: Metal Matrix composites (MMCs), Basalt fiber, Dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA), Thermal mechanical analyzer (TMA), Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC).