Review Article
Processing of Aluminium-Silicon Alloy with Metal Carbide as Reinforcement through Powder-Based Additive Manufacturing: A Critical Study
Table 4
Relative density and microhardness of Al-MMC with MC [
31,
66,
95,
97,
103–
105].
| | MC | % weight | Matrix element | Relative density (%) (g/cc) | Hardness (HV) | Intermetallic phases |
| | TiC | 3 | AlSi10 | >96 | 183 | Mg2Si and Al9Si | | 5 | AlSi10 | >98.5 | 160-180 | Mg2Si and Al9Si | | 5 | AlSi15 | 96.25 | 145-173 | TiC | | 5 | AlSi10 | 95.8 | 139.1 | Mg2Si and Al9Si | | 10 | AlSi15 | 98.5 | 177 | TiC | | 1 : 1 | Al9.8Si0.6MgTi | 99.7 | — | Si4Ti5 and α-Al dendritic | | 5 | AlSi10Mg | 99.75 | 131 | D022-Al3Ti |
| | SiC | 15 | AlSi10Mg | 97.7 | 217.4 | Mg2Si and Al4SiC4 | | 5 | AlSi10Mg | 98.5 | — | α-Al dendritic network | | 10 | AlSi10Mg | 98 | — | Al3.21Si0.47 | | 15 | Pure Al | 92 | 140 | Al4C3 | | 5-15 | Al7Si0.3Mg | 90 | — | Al4SiC4 | | 20 | AlSi10Mg | 97.5 | 218.5 | Al4SiC4 | | 10 | Al-12Si | 97.4 | — | Al4C3 |
| | B4C | 20 | AlSi10Mg | 97-99 | 11.2 | Al4C3 and AlB2 |
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