Hardness and tensile strength of zircon particles and TiB2 reinforced Al-A356. 1 alloy matrix composites

Aluminum matrix composites are important engineering materials in automotive, aerospace, thermal, wear, and other
applications because of excellent low weight, high specific strength, and better physical and mechanical properties
compared to pure aluminum. In this paper, zircon and TiB2 ceramic particles with different amounts were incorporated
into Al-A356.1 alloy by stir-casting route. ...