Studies on aluminum - Fly-ash composite produced by impeller mixing

Abstract

The present investigation is focused on the utilization of abundantly available industrial waste, i.e., fly-ash in a useful manner by dispersing it into aluminum/aluminum-magnesium matrix to produce composites by a liquid metallurgy route. Composites are produced with different percentage of reinforcing phase. Further, these composites are characterized using XRD, wet chemical analysis, and image analysis. Mechanical and wear properties of the composites are evaluated. © 2010 SAGE Publications.