Joining of Bulk Aluminium Silicon Carbide Metal Matrix Composite

Volume 5 Issue 1 April - June 2017

Research Paper

Joining of Bulk Aluminium Silicon Carbide Metal Matrix Composite

Jeevan Singh Bisht*, Apurbba Kumar Sharma**, Akshay Dvivedi***

* Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Delhi, India.

**-*** Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India.

Bisht, J.S., Sharma, A.K., and Dvivedi, A. (2017). Joining of Bulk Aluminium Silicon Carbide Metal Matrix Composite. i-manager’s Journal on Material Science, 5(1), 14-22. https://doi.org/10.26634/jms.5.1.13482

Abstract

In this study, an attempt has been made to join MMC (AlSiCp) at interfacial reaction during lap joint. Different specimens of Silicon (Si) particulate reinforced in aluminium matrix were prepared. The various attempts to join MMC have been made using different interfacial joining materials. The obtained strength of lap joint was minimum due to formation of oxides and needs further investigation. Aluminium forms oxide layer within 600 s of application of microwave power of 900 W, during microwave joining. The reaction between two specimens for lap joint resulted in formation of molten aluminum enclosed in aluminium oxide layer. An attempt has been made to break the oxide layer to allow the flow of molten aluminium from one specimen to other.