Paper Title
Fabrication, Characterization And Damping Studies Of A2024/Cu Particulate Reinforced Composites For Naval Applications
Abstract
Work has been carried out to study the upshot of alloying constituent dispersal in the base metal by using
composite manufacture method. Al–Cu composites (5–15 wt%) are prepared by vortex method by dispersing copper powder
in molten A2024 alloy. Results are compared with the alloy having same concerto. Composites with 5, 10, 15% by weight
were also compared. The hardness and compressive strength of the composites were determined as a function of the copper
powder content. The best results were achieved with the aluminum composites with A2024 alloy. Deformation and flow
studies were carried out and the results were compared with finite element methods in terms of compressive and hydrostatic
stresses.
Key words- Vortex method Aluminium A2024 alloy