Research Article
The Role of Tetra Hybrid Reinforcements on the Behavior of Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites
Table 9
Density and porosity results of the developed HAMCs.
| Sample | Chemical composition | Theo. density (g/cm3) | Exp. density (g/cm3) | Porosity (%) |
| Al | Pure Al metal | 2.700 | 2.675 | 0.926 | AS1 | Al/5SiC/5Al2O3 | 2.766 | 2.726 | 1.446 | AS2 | Al/5SiC/5Al2O3/0.5Gr/0.5SCBA | 2.751 | 2.713 | 1.381 | AS3 | Al/5SiC/5Al2O3/2.5Gr/2.5SCBA | 2.696 | 2.659 | 1.372 | AS4 | Al/5SiC/5Al2O3/4.5Gr/4.5SCBA | 2.643 | 2.629 | 0.530 | AS5 | Al/5SiC/5Al2O3/6.5Gr/6.5SCBA | 2.592 | 2.549 | 1.659 |
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