S.Saravanan, K.Kaviya, M.Ravichandran, P.Senthilkumar

ABSTRACT

The Aluminium matrix composite reinforced with 5 and 7.5 wt. % TiC nano particles was prepared by stir casting route. The high strength AA 6063 was selected as matrix material. This composite is expected to be used in aerospace, automotive and similar engineering industries. The addition of 5 and 7.5 wt. % of nano TiC as the particulate in the matrix of AA6063, the microstructure can be greatly changed. Hence the detailed study of the micro structure of the composites was carriedout. The microstructure of AA 6063 - 5 and 7.5 wt. % TiC nano composites were analyzed using optical microscope and reported. The stress-strain analysis was done using ANSYS software and it was correlated with the microstructure of the composite. Key Words: AA 6063, TiC, OM, ANSYS, AMNCs.