The aim of the present study is to adapt the Newtonian and Fourier theory based thermal analysis procedures to solidification of SiCp reinforced A356 alloy matrix composite to obtain information about the solidification process of the composite as well as the particulate distribution. A computer program is written to process the thermal data obtained during solidification in order to calculate the latent heat of fusion, dendrite coherency points (DCP), transformation temperatures, and evolution of fraction solid. The particulate distribution was characterized by radial distribution function (RDF). It was observed that the fraction solid at dendrite coherencies may be a useful index to monitor the particulate distribution since the Al-dendrites always nucleate in the liquid away from the particles and push them into interdendritic spaces resulting in micro or macro-segregation depending on solidification conditions. The Newtonian procedure with variable thermophysical properties and the Fourier procedure are successfully adapted to composite solidification and a numerical solution to the problem by finite difference method (FDM) is also presented.