Experimental Examination of Metal Matrix Composite using EDM
Bharani Kumar. S1, Arul S2, Murugan C3, Sethuramalingam P4, K. Mayandi5

1Bharani Kumar. S, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.

2Dr. Arul. S, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Annamacharaya Institute of Technology and Sciences Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), India.

3Murugan C, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.

4Sethuramalingam P, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.

5Dr. K. Mayandi, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of research and Education Srivilliputhur (Tamil Nadu), India.

Manuscript received on 05 December 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 17 December 2019 | Manuscript Published on 30 December 2019 | PP: 535-538 | Volume-9 Issue-2S2 December 2019 | Retrieval Number: B10751292S219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.B1075.1292S219

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Abstract: The advancement of modern materials has lead to the coming out of several Metal matrix composites (MMCs), with the composition of new materials of which Aluminium metal matrix composite has widely use in current drift due to its enhanced mechanical properties. In addition to examine the mechanical behavior and its relative hardness, surface roughness. The reinforced material here used as silicon carbide particulate (SiC) with aluminum matrix has used as a based material with three different proportions. Aluminium 6061 alloy is selected as a surrounding substance alloy. The base material taken as Al 6061 is in corporate with silicon carbide with three different proportions. Three different additions of SiC were taken with the fractions of 5%, 10% and 15%.Finally testing for the material is carried out by means of the surface roughness values for the EDM machined surface and casted surface is measured and shown by means of the graphical representation. At the result a metal matrix composite of aluminium 6061 with silicon carbide 10% is found to be best of all with their specific enhancement in their surface coarseness values.

Keywords: Silicon Carbide, Aluminum alloy 6061, Electric Discharge Machining, Surface Hardness.
Scope of the Article: Composite Materials