TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF ALUMINIUM- KYANITE COMPOSITES.
- Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engg, Al-Habeeb college of Engg, Hyderabad, India.
- Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engg, Ghousia College of Engg, Ramanagaram, India.
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Kyanite is a natural mineral and has a common chemical formula (Al2SiO5) along with Andalusite, Sillimanite and Mullite. An experiment is conducted in order to study the tribological properties of this natural mineral. In this regard, kyanite is used along with aluminium to synthesize composite with a solidification technique. 99.8% aluminium is used as matrix alloy. 16- 30 µm mean size kyanite particles are used as reinforcement. By creating vortex with the help of a mechanical stirrer, kyanite particles were added and the temperature is maintained in between 750 0C to 1200 0C. It is observed that kyanite particles were uniformly distributed within the base matrix and exhibited good bonding. The casted composite is tested for corrosion test, wear test, frictional force and coefficient of friction. It is found that all the tribological properties are significantly higher than the base alloy.
Zaheer Ahamed and A.R.Anwar Khan. (2016); TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF ALUMINIUM- KYANITE COMPOSITES., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 4 (07), 2148-2153, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/1107
