Technical Paper
Development of Fiber Reinforced Aluminum Alloy for Diesel Piston Applications
1991-02-01
910632
A preliminary study was done to select the more adequate composite material to be used as a reinforcement at the combustion bowl of higher output diesel engine pistons. From the three types of composites produced, namely, Ceramic Reinforced Material (CRM) , Metal Reinforced Material (MRM) and Fiber Reinforced Material (FRM) (1)*, FRM was selected after preliminary tests of mechanical properties, machinability and diesel engine tests, realized in a small monocylinder diesel engine.