The crystallinity and hardness properties of Al-Cu/SiCp new composite materials
dc.contributor.author | Arifutzzama, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Maleque, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Debnath, Sujan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T12:24:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T12:24:18Z | |
dc.date.created | 2013-02-24T20:00:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Arifutzzama, A. and Maleque, M.A. and Debnath, Sujan. 2012. The crystallinity and hardness properties of Al-Cu/SiCp new composite materials. Advanced Materials Research. 576: pp. 450-453. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21284 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.576.450 | |
dc.description.abstract |
The main aim of this paper is to investigate the crystallinity and hardness properties of Al-Cu/SiCp matrix composite (AMC) materials. The materials were prepared using a noble stir casting technique by varying the percentage of Cu in the Al-Cu matrix. Qualitative X-ray analysis has been carried out to characterize the crystallinity of the Al-Cu/SiCp as-cast composite materials. Sample was cut and shaped into 25 mm×15 mm×4 mm in dimension then polished with diamond paste. X-ray diffraction diagrams were recorded using a transmission technique with a SHIMADZU Lab X (XRD-6000) X-ray generator operating at Cu Kα1 radiation. Hardness test was conducted using Vickers hardness tester (Mitutuyo, MVK-H2). The results indicated that a significant crystal growth was occurred in the composite materials due to increase of Cu from 2 to 4 % whereas a slight improvement of crystallinity was observed when the Cu percentage was increased from 4 to 6 % in the matrix. It was also revealed from the result that a similar trend was grasped in hardness increment with the crystallinity of Al-Cu/SiCp AMCs. | |
dc.publisher | Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland | |
dc.subject | SiCp | |
dc.subject | hardness | |
dc.subject | crystallinity | |
dc.subject | composite | |
dc.subject | XRD | |
dc.title | The crystallinity and hardness properties of Al-Cu/SiCp new composite materials | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 576 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 450 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 453 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 1022-6680 | |
dcterms.source.title | Advanced Materials Research | |
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