Vol 1, Issue 4 | August 2026

Squeeze casting is a pressurized solidification process whose conception in Russia dates back over a hundred years. A major market is the automotive market which is increasingly demanding lightweight components to improve fuel efficiency, and considerable progress appears to have been made in the United States towards squeeze cast diesel engine pistons. The aim of this project is to fabricate a silicon carbide particle reinforced aluminum matrix composite which finds application in automotive, aerospace, opto-mechanical assemblies and thermal management. Squeeze casting is a relatively new and developing casting process. It is simple and economical, efficient in its use of raw material, and has excellent potential for automated operation at high rates of production. The process generates the highest mechanical properties attainable in a cast product. Squeeze Casting is a combination of the processes of forging and casting. In the squeeze casting process, a molten metal is solidified under an applied pressure during solidification, which leads to a high cooling rate and temperature gradient. The squeeze casting has a number of advantages, such as low density of porosities, heat treatability, consistency and soundness of mechanical properties. The microstructure of the fabricated aluminum casting will be analyzed by performing a SEM Analysis. The SEM analysis helps to identify the distribution of the reinforcements on the matrix phase based on weight of addition of the reinforced particles. The Rockwell hardness test will be carried out on the aluminum matrix composite material. The stress, strain and thermal stress and strain analysis will be carried out by using ANSYS. Thus, aluminum matrix composite utilization provides significant benefits including performance benefits (component lifetime, improved productivity), economic benefits (energy savings or lower maintenance cost) and environmental benefits (lower noise levels and fewer air-borne emissions).