Abstract
Strain Induced Melt Activated (SIMA) method is one of the most commonly used techniques for producing near-net-shape parts. The alloy is heated to liquid+solid region and then forged into the die cavity. In this way, homogeneously distributed spherical structure can be obtained. There are no works in the literature on the use of SIMA to produce p/MMC. A cast alloy (A380) and a wrought alloy (A6063) was selected. There different SiC particle size were sieved to be in the range of 50-120 μm. The highest wettability was obtained in 6063 however there was almost no binding in A380. Impact and wear tests were carried to characterise the properties of SiC p/MMC.
Keywords
Sima
Materials science
Alloy
Composite number
Particle (ecology)
Wetting
Composite material
Particle size
Matrix (chemical analysis)
Metallurgy
Chemical engineering
Engineering
Subject Areas
Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
·Mechanical Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
·Ceramics and Composites ·Physical Sciences
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