Development and Characterization of Boron Carbide B4C and Graphite Reinforced Aluminium Alloy Hybrid Composite

Abstract

Materials are an essential part of humankind, and the usage of materials started with the evolution of human beings. Based on their invention of material and utility scales, prehistory is classified into the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Copper Age, and so on. Over a period of time, the application of the material will change and expand owing to its unique properties. The evolution of man and his necessity made him invent and explore high-strength, durable, and economical materials, further improving their properties by various processing methods. newlineEngineering applications consistently demand high-performance and flexible materials for various applications; conventional materials are not enough to satisfy the many engineering requirements. These limitations made it necessary to explore new classes of materials, like composites. The composite materials have the potential to replace conventional materials owing to their elevated strength and performance. Composites are new kinds of materials that are prepared by the combination of more than two materials with different physical, and mechanical, and chemical properties through various routes to exploit better performance than an individual. Metal matrix composites (MMC s) are a kind of composite in which one or more reinforcements are combined with the matrix (base metal) through different metallurgical processes. Aluminum alloy-based metal matrix composites (AMMC s) are more attractive owing to their light weight, resistance to corrosion, low cost, and high performance. AMMCs have been a potential replacement for conventional materials due to their unique properties in various advanced applications. newlineAMMCs are produced on a large scale compared to other MMC s such as copper, magnesium, and titanium-based composites owing to their light weight, low cost, and tailorable properties. The commonly used reinforcement materials in MMC s are carbide, nitride, carbon, and oxide-based ceramic materials in different sizes and shapes. There are different methods used to produ