A Short Review on Applications of Aluminium Composites: Automotive, Aerospace and aircraft, Rail transport, and Marine transport industry

V. Sivamaran, S Azaruddin, K Sivaprasad, K Ravikumar, V Manoj Kumar
Journal of Production and Industrial Engineering
Volume 2: Issue 2, December 2021, pp 36-42


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V. Sivamaran1 
Corresponding Author
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Audisankara College of Engineering & Technology, Gudur, Andhra Pradesh. India
sivamaranv@gmail.com

S Azaruddin, K Sivaprasad, K Ravikumar, V Manoj Kumar
2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Audisankara College of Engineering & Technology, Gudur, Andhra Pradesh. India


Review Article -- Peer Reviewed
Published online – 31 December 2021

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Cite this article – V. Sivamaran, S Azaruddin, K Sivaprasad, K Ravikumar, V Manoj Kumar, “A Short Review on Applications of Aluminium Composites: Automotive, Aerospace and aircraft, Rail transport, and Marine transport industry”, Journal of Production and Industrial Engineering, RAME Publishers, vol. 2, issue 2, pp. 36-42, December 2021.
https://doi.org/10.26706/jpie.2.2.20211202

Abstract:
Al MMCs presents an extraordinary chance and a large group of opportunities for the materials/plan engineer. There are presently numerous opportunities for control of properties/property mixes to suit explicit necessities of material and part properties to improve execution and dependability. New and arising mechanical improvements highlight the increment of use of Al MMCs in current and future modern turns of events. A portion of the current boundaries and difficulties are being addressed through different R&D endeavors to track down an enduring arrangement. From the front-going survey, it is clear that the eventual fate of Al MMCs in different modern and business applications is exceptionally brilliant. Progressed innovative improvements in essential and auxiliary handling of Al MMCs will keep on giving them a strategic advantage over the elective materials like Mg, AHSS, and polymer composites. The fundamental difficulties and obstructions that have been recognized incorporate the absence of property displaying (particularly the high-temperature conduct of Al MMCs), absence of plan information, and significant expenses of essential and auxiliary cycles. Be that as it may, there are promising indications of mechanical leap forward by different examination endeavours committed to tracking down answers for these difficulties. New advancements in CNT and nanotechnology have, for instance, offered potential outcomes of the creation of Al MMCs with upgraded properties for high-temperature applications and further developed wear and erosion opposition. These amalgams offer new R&D openings for additional improvement of Al MMCs and will rethink the new jobs and capability of Al MMCs in-car applications. Different specialists are likewise thinking of inventive expense decrease procedures to cut down the expense of supplanting customary ferrous materials with aluminum metal framework composites.
Index Terms:
Aluminium matrix, Automobile, Aerospace, Space applications, Casting process.
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