Investigation of Hematite Nanoparticles According to Mechanical Characteristics of Aluminium Matrix Composite

Abstract

Aluminium seems to be a highly valuable structural metal that is utilized in a variety of industrial sectors; especially, it is utilized in considerable quantities in the nautical, aeronautic, and automotive industries. Aluminium is additionally utilized in small amounts in several other industrial sectors. The composite materials are now extensively utilized in a variety of applications after their introduction. In this research, composite samples of aluminium are prepared with adding hematite nanoparticles of 2, 4, 6, 8 wt.% and by means of the powder-metallurgy technique. The tests are made for microhardness, compression, and wear. The results show that, when increase hematite percent, the hardness and wear values increase.