Properties Analysis of waste activated carbon water filter cartridge particulate reinforced metal matrix composite. (2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rana, R.S.; Patel, Siddarth; Rana, Saraswati; Purohit, Rajesh
• Is Part Of: Materials today. Volume 4:Number 4(2017)Part D
• Page Start: 5435
• Page End: 5444
• Publication Date: 2017
• Subjects: Activated carbons -- LM24 Aluminium alloy -- water filter cartridge -- stir casting process -- mechanical properties; Materials science -- Congresses -- Periodicals; 620.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2017.05.055
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2214-7853

Abstract

Abstract: Metal matrix composites are nowadays under serious considerations for many researchers because of its unique properties and reliability for the different applications. Also, the researchers are trying out to make best possible composite with desirable properties and low cost. In today's scenario, there are different findings to make composites with low cost reinforcement. One of these can be done by the effective utilisation of the waste materials to make composites. Activated carbon is one of the valuable materials which is used in the drinking water filtration process and could be gone into the waste after usage for sometimes. So, this Activated carbon can be utilised as reinforcement, and great innovative search to make composites. In experimental procedure two composites with different compositions (2% activated carbon/LM24 and 4% activated carbon/LM24) and pure LM24 Aluminium alloy were taken. By the experimental study it is found that the hardness increases with increase in the% composition of the activated carbon. Impact strength and compressive strength decreases with the increase of activated carbon by weight percentage in the composite. It is found that these composites can be used for the applications where the hardness is the main criteria.