Development and Characterization of Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite

The hybrid metal matrix composites are characterized on the basis of five samples of different composition of hybrid metal matrix composite (MMC) Al-2014/SiC/Fly-Ash an average particle size (APS) of 25 µm. The fabrication of hybrid metal matrix composite is done by liquid stir-casting route. The hybrid MMC is characterized by the Microstructure analysis, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis and Differential Thermal analysis (DTA), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results reveal that the reinforcement (SiCp and Fly-ash) particles are uniformly distributed in the composite material. X-Ray Diffraction shows that no other elements are present while mixing reinforcement with Al alloy matrix. The DTA/TGA result shows that Al-2014/15% SiC/5% Fly ash hybrid composite has minimum loss of mass in comparison with other compositions which have been taken.