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ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF ABRASIVE WEAR BEHAVIOR AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE COATED AL-SiC COMPOSITE
Prabakar T ( 11P120 ) Srinivasa Raghavan S ( 11P221 ) Surya R ( 11P223 )
Vignesh Krishna NB ( 11P225 )
08P720 Project Work II - Report
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING
BRANCH: PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
of Anna University, Chennai.
Under the guidance of
Mr. M.R. PRATHEESH KUMAR
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade)
DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
(Autonomous Institution affiliated to Anna University, Chennai)
COIMBATORE 641 004
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Work completed during phase I :
Period Work completed
Internals 1 1. Validation of the project through literature survey
2. Feasibility study
3. Parameter selection
Internals 2 4. Selection of Die material
5. Validation of Die material selection
Internals 3 6. Die design
7. Material procurement
8. Powder Blending
9. Die material heat treatment
10. Die fabrication through WEDM
Need for the study :
Todays industries are highly driven towards cost reduction and scaling up the
productivity of the processes that are being carried out. Powder metallurgy, when it comes to
mass manufacturing is a cost efficient technique validated in many applications. We have
decided to make a study on a possible composite Al-SiC, manufactured through Powder
Metallurgy techniques, and then analyze its strength properties against carbide cemented
carbide or Tungsten carbide, etc. so that it can be used as a possible alternate for the tool
inserts available in the market without compromising on efficiency and quality.
Objective :
It is planned to investigate the abrasive wear behavior of Tungsten carbide
coated Al-SiC Composite 5%, 10%, 15% by weight SiC particles produced by powder
metallurgy technique. Also the same composite will be coated with tungsten-carbide ( WC )
by thermal spraying process and the wear behaviour of the coated composite will also be
studied. The aim is to study the wear behaviour and mechanical properties of the Tungsten
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carbide coated Al-SiC composite and if the results are favorable,it can be considered as an
alternative of the Tungsten Carbide ( WC ) inserts that is being currently used for the tooling
operations .
Methodology :
Feasibility Analysis :
I. For compaction process, there is a hydraulic press setup available in the
college ( PSG Tech., metallurgy department, Krishna Drives )
II. For sintering process, there is a sintering furnace available in the college ( PSG
Tech., metallurgy department )
Powder Blending
Powder Compaction
Specimen Sintering
Specimen Coating
Mechanical and wear properties testing of coated and non-coated
specimens
Comparison of Results
Interpretation and documentation
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III. For Specimen coating, there is a coating set up available in Kovai Fine Coat
Pvt. Ltd, Kalapatti, Coimbatore
IV. For conducting the various tests like,
1. Abrasive wear behavior Pin on disc wear testing machine ( PSG Tech.,
production department )
2. Compressive strength Universal tensile testing machine ( NIT, Trichy )
3. Hardness test Brinell / Vicker hardness tester ( PSG Tech, Production
department )
Gantt Chart :
Project Progress report I :
Powder has been blended again Al + SiC + Mg at different ratios ( SiC
varied with 5%,10%,15% and Mg by 0.5% of total weight ).
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Powder Blending
Powder Compaction
Specimen Sintering
Specimen Coating
Mechanical and wear properties testing forcoated and non coated specimens
Comparison of Results
Intrepretation and Documentation
Week
Planned S
chedule
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Lubricant has been chosen and purchased Stearic acid ( Pure Ethyl Acohol
+ Stearate crystals )
Compaction is under progress.