Abstract:
Composite materials became the cornerstones in Material Science and Technology spanning the
last two decades. Improved performance with the introduction of affordable manufacturing
techniques made composite materials a good alternative to conventional monolithic materials in
many performance markets around the world, among these, Aluminium based composites have
been extensively employed in Aeronautic/Aerospace/Sports and Recreational equipment Marine
Transport applications due to their impeccable performance factors like Strength, Stiffness to
weight ratio etc.. Our study focuses on the comparison of wear characteristics Aluminium/B4C
composite and Aluminium Coconut shell Ash composite, also imploring the capability of such
composites in solving the inherent shortcomings of monolithic Aluminium alloy. Scope of using
biologically sourced and locally available reinforcements like coconut shell ash is also being
discussed
