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    Powder Metallurgy: Applications

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    Metal parts are made through powder metallurgy which involves compacting metal powder in dies, sintering without melting. This produces complex, high-strength alloy parts like those used in 70% of automotive components. Metal powder is produced in various sizes then blended and compacted into shapes through pressing before being sintered below melting point to achieve final density and properties. For example, tungsten carbide production mixes tungsten and carbon powders, heats them, then adds a cobalt binder before final sintering to create a hard material for tools and dies.

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    Metal parts are made through powder metallurgy which involves compacting metal powder in dies, sintering without melting. This produces complex, high-strength alloy parts like those used in 70% of automotive components. Metal powder is produced in various sizes then blended and compacted into shapes through pressing before being sintered below melting point to achieve final density and properties. For example, tungsten carbide production mixes tungsten and carbon powders, heats them, then adds a cobalt binder before final sintering to create a hard material for tools and dies.

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    Metal parts are made through powder metallurgy which involves compacting metal powder in dies, sintering without melting. This produces complex, high-strength alloy parts like those used in 70% of automotive components. Metal powder is produced in various sizes then blended and compacted into shapes through pressing before being sintered below melting point to achieve final density and properties. For example, tungsten carbide production mixes tungsten and carbon powders, heats them, then adds a cobalt binder before final sintering to create a hard material for tools and dies.

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    Powder Metallurgy p.

    460

    Metal parts are made by compacting fine metal powder in suitable dies
    and sintering that by heating without melting, the process is called
    powder metallurgy.

    Applications

    Tiny ball of ball-point pens, abrasive wheels, gears, cams, bushing, 70%
    automotive components and diode heat sinks (table 17.1)

    The most commonly metals in P/M are (Iron, Copper, aluminum, Tin,
    Nickel and Titanium).

    Advantages

    1. Complex parts made of high - strength and hard alloys.


    2. Although most parts weight less than 2.5 Kg, they can weigh as
    much as 50 Kg.
    3. Advantages in technology now permit structural parts of air craft.

    Production of Metal powders


    The powder metallurgy process basically consists of the following
    operation in sequence:

    i. Powder Production
    ii. Blending
    iii. Compaction
    iv. Sintering
    v. Finishing Operation

    i- Powder Production

    Particle size range from 0.1 μm to 1000 μm metal sources are generally
    bulk metals and alloys ores, salts and other compounds.

    Particle size is usually measured by screening that, by passing the metal


    powder through screens (sieves) of various mesh size.
    ii- Blending Metal Powder

    Blending (mixing) powder is the second step in powder metallurgy


    processing; it is carried out for the following purpose:

    1. Because the powder made by various processes have different sizes


    and shapes.
    2. Powder of different metals and other materials can be mixed in
    order to import special physical and mechanical properties.
    3. Lubricant can be mixed with the powder to import their flow
    characteristics.

    iii- Compaction of metal Powder

    Compaction is the step in which the blended powder are pressed


    (hydraulically or mechanically) into shapes in dies.
    The purposes of compaction are:

    1. To obtain the required shape.


    2. To obtain the required density.
    3. Particle to particle contact.
    4. Make the parts sufficiently strong.

    The density of green compact depends on:

    A. Pressure applied.
    B. Size distribution of the particle.

    iv- Sintering

    Sintering is the process whereby green compacts are heated in a


    controlled atmosphere furnace to a temperature below the melting point.
    Notes

    The principal variables in sintering are temperature, time and


    furnace atmosphere.
    Sintering temperature are generally within 70% to 90% melting
    point of the metal or alloys.
    Sintering time range from minimum of about 10 minutes for iron
    and copper to as 8 hours for tungsten and tantalum.

    Example of Powder metallurgy


    Production of tungsten Carbide for tools and dies

    Tungsten carbide is an important tool and dies materials, mostly because


    of its hardness, strength and wears resistance over a wide range of
    temperature.
    Below the procedure of producing Tungsten carbide material:

    1. Powder of tungsten and carbon are blended (94% tungsten and 6%


    carbon).
    2. Heating the mixture approximately to 1500 ℃ (vacuumed
    furnace).
    3. Powder of tungsten carbide produce.
    4. A binding agent (usually Cobalt) is added to tungsten carbide
    powder with hexane.
    5. Mixing the components (several hours or days).
    6. Drying the mixture by cold compaction under pressure (200 Mpa).
    7. The part is then sintered in a hydrogen atmosphere or vacuum
    furnace at temperature (1350 ℃ to 1600℃ ).

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