Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer in Al-Tic Powder Metallurgy Composites

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering

© 2018 by SSRG - IJME Journal

Volume 5 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2018

Authors : R Susmil Kumar, A.V.Hari Babu

10.14445/23488360/IJME-V5I5P108

How to Cite?

R Susmil Kumar, A.V.Hari Babu, "Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer in Al-Tic Powder Metallurgy Composites," SSRG International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 5,  no. 5, pp. 49-54, 2018. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488360/IJME-V5I5P108

Abstract:

In the project, Metal Matrix Composites are fabricated by powder metallurgy process, i.e., blending, compaction and Sintering by reinforcing micro-sized titanium carbide in the aluminium matrix. Thermal conductivity of these composites is measured by using an experimental setup.FEM is implemented to determine the effective thermal conductivity of particulate filled metal matrix composites and is validated by experimentation. A commercially available finite-element package ANSYS 13.0 is used for this numerical Analysis. Three-dimensional spheres-in-cube lattice array models are constructed to simulate the microstructure of composite materials for various filler concentrations ranging from about 5 to 15wt%. This study shows that the incorporation of titanium carbide results in a partial reduction of thermal conductivity. Still, it gives an improved strength and a decrease in the coefficient of thermal expansion which makes it applicable in the automobile industry.

Keywords:

Metal Matrix Composite, Titanium Carbide Particulate, Thermal Conductivity, Finite-Element Analysis.

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