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2020, Volume 7, Issue 6: 859-870. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2020.6.859
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Review on properties of hybrid aluminum–ceramics/fly ash composites

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    Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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    Department of Chemistry, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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    Department of Polymer Technology, Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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    Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
  • Received: 04 September 2020 Accepted: 03 December 2020 Published: 07 December 2020

  • The production and characterization of metal matrix composites reinforced with fly ash is a very active research area. This paper presents a review on the properties of hybrid aluminum–SiC/fly ash, hybrid aluminum–B4C/fly ash, hybrid aluminum–Al2O3/fly ash, hybrid aluminum–graphite/fly ash and hybrid aluminum–BN/fly ash composites. The major production route utilized by the various authors was stir casting technique and its variant; powder metallurgy was also utilized by few authors. Improved mechanical properties were observed in the hybrid composites, compared to the composites filled with single reinforcements. It was observed that the properties of the composites were influenced by both the volume fractions of the reinforcements in the matrix and the percentage of replacement of the ceramic reinforcements with fly ash in the hybrid reinforcement mixture. In most of the reports, beyond 40 wt% of replacement of ceramic reinforcements by fly ash, the wear resistance, strength and ductility of the hybrid composites excessively reduced (high brittle tendency), while corrosion tendency increased. Generally, the mechanical properties and wear resistance of the hybrid composites were reported to increase with increase in weight fractions of the reinforcement in the composites until about 15 wt%, beyond which the properties depreciate. At the right ratio of the reinforcements in the hybrid mixture and up to about 15 wt% weight fractions of reinforcements in the composites, the reinforcements were reported to distribute uniformly in the matrix. The major observation was that most of the reports focused on the mechanical properties and wear behavior. Reports are lacking on the thermal and electrical properties of hybrid aluminum–ceramics/fly ash composites. Other areas such as hybrid TiC/fly ash composites are yet to be explored.

    Citation: Reginald Umunakwe, Ifeoma Janefrances Umunakwe, Uzoma Samuel Nwigwe, Wilson Uzochukwu Eze, Akinlabi Oyetunji. Review on properties of hybrid aluminum–ceramics/fly ash composites[J]. AIMS Materials Science, 2020, 7(6): 859-870. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2020.6.859

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  • The production and characterization of metal matrix composites reinforced with fly ash is a very active research area. This paper presents a review on the properties of hybrid aluminum–SiC/fly ash, hybrid aluminum–B4C/fly ash, hybrid aluminum–Al2O3/fly ash, hybrid aluminum–graphite/fly ash and hybrid aluminum–BN/fly ash composites. The major production route utilized by the various authors was stir casting technique and its variant; powder metallurgy was also utilized by few authors. Improved mechanical properties were observed in the hybrid composites, compared to the composites filled with single reinforcements. It was observed that the properties of the composites were influenced by both the volume fractions of the reinforcements in the matrix and the percentage of replacement of the ceramic reinforcements with fly ash in the hybrid reinforcement mixture. In most of the reports, beyond 40 wt% of replacement of ceramic reinforcements by fly ash, the wear resistance, strength and ductility of the hybrid composites excessively reduced (high brittle tendency), while corrosion tendency increased. Generally, the mechanical properties and wear resistance of the hybrid composites were reported to increase with increase in weight fractions of the reinforcement in the composites until about 15 wt%, beyond which the properties depreciate. At the right ratio of the reinforcements in the hybrid mixture and up to about 15 wt% weight fractions of reinforcements in the composites, the reinforcements were reported to distribute uniformly in the matrix. The major observation was that most of the reports focused on the mechanical properties and wear behavior. Reports are lacking on the thermal and electrical properties of hybrid aluminum–ceramics/fly ash composites. Other areas such as hybrid TiC/fly ash composites are yet to be explored.


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