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Total stirring time (stirring during and after 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
particle addition) for some composites are
presented in table-2. Fig. 2 displays optical micrographs of LM-
Table-2: 25 aluminum alloy and Al-5% B4C
(150m) and Al-5% B4C(50 m) reinforced
aluminum metal matrix composite.
Composite Volume Stirring Stirring according to literature B4C is very reactive
fraction time during time after to air at elevated temperature, the air trapped
(%) of particle particle with B4C particles reacts with B4C inside
B4C addition addition the melt. This results a lower amount of
(min) (min)
pores and particle distribution and wetting in
Al-B4C is good.actually wetting of ceramic
LM- 0 20 10
25aluminum particles in aluminum controls the quality of
alloy Al MMC castings. The wettability of B4C
Al-B4C(50 5 30 15 with aluminum was found to increase in air.
m) This was attributed to the formation of a
Al-B4C(50 10 40 17 layer of liquid B2O3 on the B4C particulates.
m) Due to its low melting point, B2O3 exists
above 450 C as a liquid on the surface of
Al- 5 30 15
B4C(150m)
B4C and enhances wettability through a
liquidliquid reaction when contacted with
Al-B4C(150 10 41 17 aluminium liquid by forming B2O3Al2O3
m) oxide compound.
The morphology study was conducted under
optical microscope.the study of 0%
B4C,5%&10%of B4C reinforced LM-25
aluminum alloy.
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particles are small and spread throughout the Al3BC and AlB2. But no aluminum boron
Al matrix while the second phase forms containing phase was found. Hence, it is
relatively larger particles but less in number. thought that the aluminum boron carbon
B4C decomposes by chemical interaction containing phase is Al3BC. No Al4C3 is
with solid or liquid aluminum at temperature present in AlB4C composites as it was
ranging from 627 to 1000 C. The reaction processed below 10000C. Moreover, the
products are ternary carbide Al3BC and secondary phases that are produced in Al
diboride AlB2 up to 868 C. At temperature B4C system are
higher than 868 C, Al3BC is still formed not detrimental for the composites like
while Al3B48C2 replaces AlB2 [7]. As the Al4C3 this compound well appears in the
processing temperature is below 8500C in interface of Al-SiC composites. These rather
the present work, the phases present are improve the properties of the composites.
expected in the AlB4C composites to be
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shows better in 150m B4Cp reinforced in away from the interface in AlB4C
Al MMCs except hardness ,This property composites are thought to be Al2O3 and
comparatively more in the Al-5% B4C of Al3BC. B4C reinforced Al composite
50m MMC. B4C reinforced Al metal seemed to exhibit a better interfacial
matrix composites having good wettability bonding as compared to the other two
compared to other reinforcements. Two composites .
secondary phases in the aluminium matrix
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