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Parts Made by Powder-Metallurgy
(b)
(c)
(a)
(a) Examples of typical parts made by powder-metallurgy processes. (b) Upper trip lever for
a commercial sprinkler made by P/M. This part is made of an unleaded brass alloy; it replaces
a die-cast part with a 60% savings. (c) Main-bearing metal-powder caps for 3.8 and 3.1 liter
General Motors automotive engines. Source: (a) and (b) Reproduced with permission from
Success Stories on P/M Parts, 1998. Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, New
Jersey, 1998. (c) Courtesy of Zenith Sintered Products, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Steps in Making Powder-Metallurgy Parts
Particle shapes in metal powders, and the processes by which they are
produced. Iron powders are produced by many of these processes.
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Powder Particles
(a) (b)
Methods of metal-powder
production by atomization:
(a) gas atomization; (b)
water atomization; (c)
atomization with a rotating
consumable electrode; and
(d) centrifugal atomization
with a spinning disk or cup.
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Mechanical Comminution to Obtain Fine Particles
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Mechanical Alloying
Mechanical alloying of nickel particles with dispersed smaller particles. As nickel particles are
flattened between the two balls, the second smaller phase is impresses into the nickel surface
and eventually is dispersed throughout the particle due to successive flattening, fracture, and
welding events.
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Bowl Geometries in Blending
Metal Powders
(e)
(a) through (d) Some common bowl geometries for mixing or blending powders. (e)
A mixer suitable for blending metal powders. Since metal powders are abrasive,
mixers rely on the rotation or tumbling of enclosed geometries as opposed to using
aggressive agitators. Source: Courtesy of Gardner Mixers, Inc.
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Compaction
(a) Compaction of metal powder to form a bushing. The pressed-powder part is called
green compact. (b) Typical tool and die set for compacting a spur gear. Source:
Courtesy of Metal Powder Industries Federation. 10
Density as a Function of
Pressure and the Effects of
Density on Other Properties
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Density Variation in Compacting Metal Powders
Density variation in compacting metal powders in various dies: (a) and (c) single-
action press; (b) and (d) double-action press. Note in (d) the greater uniformity of
density from pressing with two punches with separate movements when compared
with (c). (e) Pressure contours in compacted copper powder in a single-action press.
Source: After P. Duwez and L. Zwell.
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Compacting Pressures for Various Powders
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Press for
Compacting Metal
Powder
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Cold Isostatic Pressing
Capabilities, with respect to part size and shape complexity, available form various P/M
operations. P/F means powder forging. Source: Courtesy of Metal Powder Industries
Federation.
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Hot Isostatic Pressing
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Powder Rolling
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Sintering Time and Temperature for Metals
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Mechanisms for Sintering Metal Powders
Schematic illustration of two mechanisms for sintering metal powders: (a) solid-
state material transport; and (b) vapor-phase material transport. R = particle
radius, r = neck radius, and p = neck-profile radius.
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Mechanical Properties of P/M Materials
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Comparison of Properties of Wrought and Equivalent P/M Metals
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Mechanical Property Comparisons for Titanium Alloy
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Design Considerations for P/M
• The shape of the compact must be kept as simple and uniform as possible.
• Provision must be made for ejection of the green compact without damaging
the compact.
• P/M parts should be made with the widest acceptable tolerances to
maximize tool life.
• Part walls should not be less than 1.5 mm thick; thinner walls can be
achieved on small parts; walls with length-to-thickness ratios above 8:1 are
difficult to press.
• Steps in parts can be produced if they are simple and their size doesn’t
exceed 15% of the overall part length.
• Letters can be pressed if oriented perpendicular to the pressing direction.
Raised letters are more susceptible to damage in the green stage and
prevent stacking.
• Flanges or overhangs can be produced by a step in the die.
• A true radius cannot be pressed; instead use a chamfer.
• Dimensional tolerances are on the order of ±0.05 to 0.1 mm. Tolerances
improve significantly with additional operations such as sizing, machining
and grinding. 26
Die Design for Powder-Metal Compaction
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Poor and Good
Designs of P/M
Parts
Examples of P/M parts showing
poor and good designs. Note
that sharp radii and reentry
corners should be avoided and
that threads and transverse
holes have to be produced
separately by additional
machining operations. Source:
Courtesy of Metal Powder
Industries Federation.
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Design Features for Use with Unsupported
Flanges or Grooves
(a) Design features for use with unsupported flanges. (b) Design features for use with
grooves. Source: Courtesy of Metal Powder Industries Federation.
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Use of Smooth Transitions in Molds
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