Transient Liquid Phase Diffusion (TLPD) Bonding of Silicon Carbide (SiC) Reinforced Aluminium-based Metal Matrix Composite (AlMMC)

Sudipto Shekhor Mondol

Volume 16 Issue 4

Global Journal of Research in Engineering

In this experimental study, a cylinder of aluminium metal matrix composite (AlMMC) consisting of 6061 matrix alloy and 15 wt.% (12.93 vol.%) silicon carbide (SiC) particulate reinforcement was joined by transient liquid phase diffusion bonding (TLPD) process using a mixture of silver and copper powder in a definite ratio. Four SiC reinforced AlMMC cylinders with a diameter of 15mm and a height of 10mm each was to be joined using a mixture of 59.5989mg of silver and 28.2620mg of copper as the interlayer at 520°C with a holding time of 9 hours to form two cylinders of 15mm diameter and 20mm height (approx.) with an interlayer of 50μm. Then one of the sample was tested for shear and the other was used for metallography.