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The present investigation has been focused on utilization of waste fly ash in useful manner by dispersing it in aluminum matrix to produce composite. In the present work, fly-ash which mainly consists of refractory oxides like silica, alumina, and iron oxides, was used as the reinforcing phase and to increase the wet ability magnesium and silicon were added. Composites were produced with different percentages of reinforcing phase. Al-fly ash composite is electrically conductive and can be processed by ECM, Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM).

Keywords

Al-Fly Ash Composite; Fly Ash; Composites; Al Matrix Composites.

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