TY  - JOUR
T1  - Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites
AU - Ali, Abdul Raheem K. Abid AU - Jawad, Manar Ali 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 10
SP  - 3364
EP  - 3370
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2018.3364.3370
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2018.3364.3370
KW  - Metal matrix composite
KW  -casting technique
KW  -ANSYS
KW  -finite element analysis
KW  -model aluminum
KW  -microstructure
AB  - Metal matrix composites have great attentions in the recent years due to their excellent properties in
different engineering applications. In this study, aluminum metal matrix composite reinforcing with different
weight percentage of alumina and silicon carbide have been prepared by using stir casting. Many composites
have been done for 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 10 wt.% for each reinforcement materials. Several physical and mechanical
properties have been evaluated such as particle size and particle size distribution for reinforcing particles, the
average particle size for silicon carbide is about 165.6 μm while average particle size for alumina powder is about
1.048 μm, X-ray diffraction as well as mechanical properties as hardness and compression are also presented.
Finite element modeling using ANSYS Software is used to model aluminum metal matrix composites. Two
dimensional elements with uniform distribution of reinforcements as square and hexagonal arrays are based in
the model. Microstructure based finite element meshing has also presented based on the microstructure of
composite prepared in this study. Image processing and image analysis are used based upon image J program
to transform the image into engineering geometry that is used in the finite element modeling of metal matrix
composite. Static and thermo mechanical analysis have been done for each models to know the response of
mechanical stresses and thermal residual stresses on prepared composites.
ER  -