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AmesPore ENG 2018
AmesPore ENG 2018
AmesPore®
CONTENTS
AmesPore® porous metallic filters and components are compacted, the desired porosity and the component geom-
sintered metallic parts with high porosity (between 30% etry. Sintering consists in heating the preform to a tempera-
and 60% by volume) made of bronze or stainless steel. ture lower than the melting point of the base metal (between
They are produced by the powder metallurgy technology, 700ºC and 1300ºC) under carefully controlled conditions of
which consists of shaping a mixture of metal powders in a atmosphere and time. The temperature causes the powder
mould or tool that has the negative shape of the part and then particles to weld together.
sintering the resulting preform.
The preform may be created by gravity filling or by uniaxial The result of this process is a structurally functional metallic
or isostatic compaction, depending on the material to be part with a controlled microporosity level.
Advantages
High filtering efficiency. The total porosity and the pore They have good chemical resistance: the sintered filters
size can be varied to obtain filtering efficiencies ranging resist corrosion under a wide range of liquids and gases,
from 2 to 290 μm according to the material. especially when they are made of stainless steel.
Very regular behaviour, because the level of porosity is They are reusable, and therefore have a long useful life.
uniform throughout the filter volume.
They are weldable and machinable, so they can be adapted
Variable wall thickness from 1 mm. This advantage to specific assemblies.
makes the fluid follow an intricate path within the fil-
ter, which therefore acts as a depth filter throughout its They behave as self-supporting structural elements thanks
cross-section. to their great rigidity.
The parts can work under elevated temperature and pres- They can have complex shapes, to incorporate additional
sure without deforming or degrading. features to the filter function.
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USING
AMESPORE® SINTERED FILTERS
The porosity can retain the solid particles contained in The porosity reduces the pressure of the fluid passing
a liquid or gaseous fluid and can partially separate liq- through it—a phenomenon known as pressure drop
uid and solid phases, or gas phases of different molecular that is used to muffle the sound of gases under pres-
weights. This property is used to filter fluids with a wide sure (mufflers) or to protect hydraulic equipment and
range of characteristics. electronic devices.
Thanks to the porosity, fluids passing through the porous When pressurized gas passes through the porosity, the
component have a constant outflow, especially if the flow outflow from the porous component is constant, con-
is generated by capillarity. This allows very precise control trolled and distributed with the same pressure at all
of the outflow of pressurized fluids. points. This feature makes it possible to gasify or aerate
liquids, provide a constant air flow, or handle solid pow-
ders through fluidization.
The porosity is able to retain and condense moisture con- The presence of a porous component before a flame pre-
tained in a gas passing through it. This property is used for vents flashback. Typical applications include gas boilers,
drying and for protecting devices against corrosion. heaters, welding systems, etc.
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APPLICATIONS FOR
AMESPORE® SINTERED FILTERS
Applications
Chemicals: oil and gas industry, chemical industry, water
purification, nuclear installations, heat exchangers, ozona-
tion, chemical powder transport, catalyst recovery, general
drying, etc.
AMES can create specific solutions of shapes, materials and performance in which the porosity of the sintered product is tailored to the applications. Our
Technical Department will be pleased to help customers with this. Contact us at www.amespore.com.
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AMESPORE® STAINLESS STEEL FILTERS:
CHARACTERISTICS
4.0 SS6
SS6
700 3.5
SS8 SS8
600 3.0 SS10
SS10
500 SS15
SS15 2.5
400 SS25
SS25 2.0
300 SS40
SS40 1.5
200 SS50
SS50 0.5
100 SS60 SS60
0
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
P (mbar) P (mbar)
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AMESPORE® BRONZE FILTERS:
CHARACTERISTICS
30 B24
B24
1000 25 B40
B40
B60
B60 20
B85
B85
15 B110
500 B110
10 B130
B130
5 B150
B150
B200
B200 0
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
P (mbar) P (mbar)
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AMESPORE® STAINLESS STEEL
CANDLE FILTERS AND POROUS TUBES
AmesPore® candle filters and porous tubes are long, cylin- ible mould with the negative shape of the part, and then sin-
drical filters with thin walls, i.e. they have a high length-to- tered. The pore size is adjusted by changing the compaction
diameter ratio. pressure and/or the particle size of the powder.
The cylinders can be hollow or blind, and have a minimum These filters are commonly used as filter cartridges or aera-
wall thickness of 1 mm. tors for high flow rates. They can be used directly as tubes, or
The material used for these filters is AISI 316L stainless steel. connections of various geometries can be added at the ends
They are made by isostatic compaction of powder in a flex- (standard or to customer specifications).
Lmax =
D = outer Ø d = inner Ø Maximum length
9.5 6.4 457
L
See what’s new in standard dimensions for stainless steel candle filters at www.amespore.com.
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AMESPORE® STAINLESS STEEL
FILTER DISCS AND RINGS
6.0 3.0 10
8.0 4.0 8
9.0 6.0 16
10.0 6.0 16
11.0 8.0 16
12.0 6.0 6
12.0 8.0 20
13.0 10.0 25
L
14.0 10.0 20
15.0 10.0 10
ØD 15.0 12.0 20
16.0 12.0 25
17.0 12.0 12
18.0 14.0 22
Reference 19.0 15.0 20
20.0 14.0 28
An AmesPore® porous sintered disc of 316L stainless steel with
20.0 16.0 32
a filtering efficiency of 25 μm, an outer diameter of 16 mm and
22.0 16.0 25
a length of 3 mm is referred to as
22.0 18.0 22
AmesPore® SS25 D-16-3
24.0 18.0 22
(The letters SS indicate stainless steel and the letter D indicates disc)
24.0 20.0 32
26.0 20.0 32
27.0 22.0 22
30.0 25.0 32
32.0 25.0 32
L
38.0 30.0 38
38.0 32.0 32
42.0 36.0 22
Ød 44.0 35.0 35
ØD 46.0 40.0 40
49.9 40.0 50
51.0 45.0 45
54.9 45.0 35
Reference 55.9 45.0 36
55.9 50.0 32
An AmesPore® porous sintered ring of AISI 316L stainless steel 59.9 50.0 50
with a filtering efficiency of 10 μm, an outer diameter of 20 69.9 60.0 90
mm, an inner diameter of 16 mm and a length of 20 mm is 80.0 70.1 120
referred to as 100.1 80.2 120
AmesPore® SS10 R-20-16-20
(The letters SS indicate stainless steel and the letter R indicates ring) NOTE: General tolerance ± 0.2 mm
* Other dimensions can be made on demand
See what’s new in standard dimensions for porous stainless steel rings and discs at www.amespore.com.
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AMESPORE® BRONZE
FILTER DISCS, RINGS AND PLATES
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AmesPore® bronze rings
Dimensions available in millimetres (mm)*
D = outer Ø d = inner Ø L = Length
4.8 3.4 12.9 L
9.0 5.0 6
13.85 10.15 6
Ød
15.5 10.5 24
ØD
16 12 18
17.5 14.0 9.5
18.0 13.25 17
20.0 12.5 4
21.0 17.1 10 Reference
22.5 18.6 16
23.5 19.75 15 An AmesPore® porous sintered ring of 89/11 bronze with a
24.0 20.0 32 filtering efficiency of 80, an outer diameter of 24 mm, an in-
31.0 26.9 12 ner diameter of 20 mm and a length of 32 mm is referred to as
32.0 26.0 45 AmesPore® B60 R-24-20-32
32.0 26.0 61 (The letter B indicates bronze and the letter R indicates ring)
40.5 36.0 48
44.0 40.0 80
50.0 46.0 59.5
100.0 90.0 200
107.9 82.7 4.7
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AMESPORE® POROUS BRONZE COMPONENTS
In addition to the standard shapes shown on the previous is designed and built entirely in AMES’ dedicated tooling
pages of this catalogue, AMES offers its customers the ability workshop.
to manufacture porous bronze filters and components with The following images show several examples of porous sin-
specific shapes. tered bronze components with geometries specifically de-
Each of these special applications requires a specific mould signed for a particular function or machine, and for many
to obtain the desired geometry and pore size. The mould different applications.
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AMESPORE® MUFFLERS
Mufflers with porous self-locking thread Mufflers with solid brass thread
AmesPore® mufflers are porous sintered bronze parts used to ing noise when the gas is evacuated. They are made with
reduce the output pressure of a compressed gas, thus reduc- B85 grade bronze, which has a filtering efficiency of 130 μm.
AmesPore® STC mufflers with a self-locking thread AmesPore® SLC mufflers with a solid brass thread
Dimensions available in millimetres (mm)* Dimensions available in millimetres (mm)*
Type A B C D Useful surface Air flow Type A B C D E F G H Useful surface Air flow
in cm2 (l/min)** in cm2 (l/min)**
1/8” 11 1/8” 24 17.5 3.50 875 M5 8 M5 19 5.4 4 3 3 17.3 1.50 630
1/8” BPC 11 1/8” 30 23.5 4.40 1,835 1/8” 12 1/8” 23.5 7.8 5 3.5 5.1 21.5 3.10 1,100
1/4” 14 1/4” 27 18.5 6.00 1,500 1/8” BPC 12 1/8” 28.9 7.8 5 3.5 5.1 26.9 4.20 2,210
1/4” BPC 14 1/4” 38 29.5 9.10 3,410 1/4” 15 1/4” 29.6 9.5 6 4.6 7.1 27.3 5.10 2,225
3/8” 17.5 3/8” 35 25 10.00 2,500 1/4” BPC 15 1/4” 36.4 9.5 6 4.6 7.1 34.1 6.90 3,040
3/8” BPC 17.5 3/8” 46 36 14.80 5,550 3/8” 19 3/8” 36.8 12.6 7 5.5 9 34.2 8.60 2,905
1/2” 21 1/2” 44 33 18.00 4,500 3/8” BPC 19 3/8” 45.7 12.6 7 5.5 9 43.1 11.70 4,205
1/2” BPC 21 1/2” 58 47 23.66 8,875 1/2” 23 1/2” 45.6 16 8.5 6.2 13.2 42.6 15.85 4.620
3/4” 26.8 3/4” 60 46.6 32.00 8,000 1/2” BPC 23 1/2” 57.1 16 8.5 6.2 13.2 54.1 21.40 7,225
3/4” BPC 26.8 3/4” 69 55.5 37.00 13,875 3/4” 29 3/4” 56.3 20.4 10 7 17.6 52.8 26.10 7,075
1” 38 1” 71 56 45.00 15,500 3/4” BPC 29 3/4” 71.5 20.4 10 7 17.6 68.0 35.20 11,535
* Other dimensions and shapes can be made on demand 1” 36 1” 70 26 12 8 24 66 41.80 16,935
** At these flow rates, the pressure loss in the mufflers will be 0.5 bar. * Other dimensions and shapes can be made on demand
** At these flow rates, the pressure loss in the mufflers will be 0.5 bar.
ØD
A
D
C H C
F
E
ØG
B
B
A
Reference Reference
An AmesPore sintered bronze muffler with a ¾” porous self-
®
An AmesPore® sintered bronze muffler with a ½” solid brass
locking is referred to as thread is referred to as
AmesPore® STC - ¾ AmesPore® SLC - ½
(the letters STC indicate muffler with a porous, self-locking thread) (the letters SLC indicate muffler with a solid brass thread)
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