TITLE:
A Survey on Effect of Agro Waste Ash as Reinforcement on Aluminium Base Metal Matrix Composites
AUTHORS:
Prasanna P. Kulkarni, B. Siddeswarappa, Kariyappla Shivashankar Hemanth Kumar
KEYWORDS:
Metal Matrix Composite, Agro Waste Ash Reinforcement, Mechanical Behavior, Tribological Behavior, Corrosion Properties
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Composite Materials,
Vol.9 No.3,
July
31,
2019
ABSTRACT: In the present day availability of agricultural
waste products is very huge quantity. Most of the industries prefer Metal
matrix composite (MMC) due to their density, high strength to weight ratio,
hardness, corrosion resistance, fatigue and creep resistance. Hence they are
widely used in structural applications along with aerospace and automobile industry,
marine, sports, electronic and automation industries. In the present paper a
study is focused on the mechanical, tribological and corrosion behavior of the
metal matrix composite using different agro waste ash which is easily
available. Agro waste ash like Rice Husk, groundnut shell, bamboo leaf, coconut
shell can be used as reinforcement and applicable for various applications like
automotive, structural components. From this current study, it’s clearly identified
that addition of agro waste ash as reinforcement
with Aluminium improves the properties of metal matrix composite. Aluminium
metal with such reinforcement materials has shown a high specific strength,
yield strength and ultimate tensile strength, also it will increase hardness,
satisfactory levels of corrosion resistance.