MECHANICAL AND WEAR BEHAVIOR OF ALUMINIUM-ZIRCON SAND-FLYASH METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE

All Metal Matrix Composites are new materials which is a combination of molten metal called matrix and strengthening particles called reinforcement. This paper reveals the reinforcement of Zircon sand and fly ash with Aluminium alloy (LM6) with a specific ratio using stir casting technique to fabricate MMC. Here, Mechanical property namely tensile strength, hardness and Flexural strength are evaluated along with the Wear Analysis in Pin-on-Disc Apparatus under Abrasive Wear condition. The result shows that sample 4 has highest tensile strength of 170 MPa with hardness value of 57 HB. Also, the sample exhibited more wear resistance than other samples.