Polymer matrix nanocomposites from the ecological aspect in the automotive industry

Abstract

Demands of today’s automotive industry are increasing; there is a constant tendency of weight reduction and higher reliability of constructions. Pistons and piston liners for vehicles are mostly manufactured from aluminum-silicon alloys. With different manufacturing methods and/or the addition of some chemical elements, base alloy properties can be modified. Methods for hypereutectic aluminum alloys and composites manufacturing and their influence on material properties will be given in this paper. The influence of Si percentage in base alloy and how an addition of some chemical elements affects the properties of these materials will be observed as well.

Effect of Al5Ti1B Grain Refiner and Al10Sr Modifier on Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of A360 Alloy

“…Although hypoeutectic, eutectic and hypereutectic Al-Si alloys are used commercially, as mentioned above, alloys near the eutectic point are preferred. The fact that the castability properties of Al-Si alloys are so good has made these alloys frequently preferred in the automotive industry such as engine blocks, piston cylinders, wheels, composite brake discs, and in areas such as aerospace industry and shipbuilding industry [7][8][9][10][11][12].…”