Influence of Various Sintering Processes on Cenosprhere added Copper Composites

Authors

  • Pragnya Pradeep
  • Aravind Rao M. Y
  • Seetharamu S

Abstract

Composites are lightweight materials widely used in automotive, aerospace, transportation and wind turbines. Different reinforcement materials can be used in composites of which fly ash attracts the researchers as an important reinforcement due to its low density, Fly ash cenosphere composites can be manufactured by different techniques like stir casting,  compo casting and powder metallurgy method. The copper MMC is having high strength, high temperature sustainability with increased hardness with reduced wear loss, high thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity.

  In this research work the copper metal matrix reinforced with different weight percentages of cenosphere fly ash particulates was produced through the Powder Metallurgy (PM) technique and compression strength and thermal shock testwere evaluated. The present work was focused to optimize the effect of process parameters for the production of copper fly ash cenosphere composites produced by powder metallurgy method and study of its mechanical properties in particular compression strength. The strength of the microwave sintered composites and conventional sintered composites are in the range of 70MPa to 45MPaat 9500c.

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2020-01-29

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