• Rajat Kumar
• Hiralal Bhowmick
• Dheeraj Gupta

The decision of material selection in the various engine components of the automotive industry is highly complex and ever challenging due to the utmost concern related to the fuel economy, improved safety, global warming and energy usage. Aluminium castings have been traditionally used for almost 100% of pistons in petrol and diesel engines. However, one of the most significant drawbacks of aluminium alloys is that they demonstrate low wear resistance. Despite of its widespread use in automotive applications, Aluminium alloys perform poorly at high temperature applications. To overcome some of the limitations associated with the alloys, development of metal matrix composites are getting growing interest amongst the researchers. However, limitations associated with the manufacturing costs as well as the inherent casting defects of such composite piston hindered the future research on the development of AMMC based piston materials. This review focuses on the recent development of AMMC piston material, associated fabrication methods as well as future prospects of research on the AMMC piston materials .

AMMC, tribological properties, mechanical properties, CNTs, Self- lubricating

"PROGRESS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALUMINIUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE AS AN ALTERNATIVE PISTON MATERIAL- A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.414-419, May 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCW06081.pdf

"PROGRESS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALUMINIUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE AS AN ALTERNATIVE PISTON MATERIAL- A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp414-419, May 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCW06081.pdf