CORROSION STUDY OF SHORT CARBON FIBER REINFORCED ALUMINIUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES

The corrosion behaviour of the composites under the different condition that the material is probably going to experience is one vital thought while picking up a suitable material for a specific engineering application. The corrosion behaviour of metal–matrix composite is determined by several factors such as the composition of the alloy, the matrix microstructure, the reinforcement and the technique adopted in preparing the composite. The corrosion behaviour of the casted aluminium alloy and the developed composites were studied for basic and acidic environments under corrosion by weight loss method. It was observed from the corrosion test in different corrosive media that, the corrosion resistance of the prepared MMCs is not much affected due to the addition of carbon fiber into the matrix.