In this investigation, Al-/Zn/SiC composite with various weight percentages of SiC were manufactured via powder metallurgy (PM) route. Using the powder metallurgy approach, composites are created by changing the amount of SiC in the range of 5–15% by weight respectively. Under fretting wear test, the tribological characteristics of these composite materials were examined at load (5N, 10N, 15N), constant control parameters like that of frequency (20 Hz), temperature (at room temperature), stroke length (0.50 mm) and time (20 min). The test findings showed that compared to the unreinforced alloy the SiC-reinforced aluminium hybrid matrix composites (AHMC’s) showed a lower wear loss (i.e. 0.002 gm). It was found that friction coefficient of Al/5%Zn/10%Sic composites reduced with increasing applied load. Additionally, with an increase in the SiC content, the mechanical properties i.e. Tensile Strength and Hardness of fabricated composite increases compared to the base material. This study showed that the wear resistance of aluminium composites is greatly increased by the addition of both a synthetic reinforcement (i.e. Silicon Carbide) and a low melting point reinforcement (i.e. Zinc, 99%, −325 mesh). Overall, our findings show that AHMC’s might be regarded as a superior material in industries like aerospace and automotive engineering, where mechanical and wear properties play an important role.

In this investigation, Al-Zn/SiC composite with various weight percentages of SiC were manufactured via powder metallurgy (PM) route. Using the powder metallurgy approach, composites are created by changing the amount of Al in the range of 95%, 90%, 85% and SiC in the range of 5%, 10%, 15% by weight respectively. Before making composites, mechanical alloying was done using a ball mill. The ball to powder ratio is 10:1, the milling speed is 150 rpm, the milling time is one hour, and the process control agent is stearic acid, accordingly. The mechanically alloyed powders were compressed in a die with the sample size of 125mm length at a pressure of 300MPa by using the hydraulic press. The compressed samples were sintered in a furnace at a temperature below the melting point of aluminium. To increase the sintering property, samples were kept for two hours in an argon environment before being cooled in a furnace. The hardness, tensile strength, and wear test evaluations and property evaluations are performed on the samples of the manufactured aluminium composite. This study shows that addition of Zn and SiC to Al showed superior properties and better microstructure than pure Aluminium.