Powder MetallurgyPub Date : 2024-05-09DOI: 10.1177/00325899241253271
T. Tekin, L. Maines, F. Naclerio, R. Ipek, A. Molinari
{"title":"Effect of duplex surface treatment on the impact properties of maraging steel produced by laser powder bed fusion","authors":"T. Tekin, L. Maines, F. Naclerio, R. Ipek, A. Molinari","doi":"10.1177/00325899241253271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00325899241253271","url":null,"abstract":"The impact properties of an L-PBF 18Ni-300 maraging steel were investigated after different heat and duplex (nitriding and PVD coating) surface treatments. Impact energy is almost isotropic. Contrary to expectations, impact energy is not decreased by surface treatments, since the effect of surface embrittlement of nitriding is compensated by the increase in the austenite content. An important role is played by the geometry of the notch where the surface hardening is lower than in the flat surface of the Charpy specimens.","PeriodicalId":20392,"journal":{"name":"Powder Metallurgy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140997313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characteristic analysis of high-speed steel powder prepared by gas atomisation","authors":"Deyin Zhang, Tianyu Lu, Xu Hao, Jiyang Tian, Ying Yu, Baorui Jia, Haoyang Wu, Mingli Qin, Xuanhui Qu","doi":"10.1177/00325899241248995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00325899241248995","url":null,"abstract":"The performance of high-speed steel (HSS) powder is a prerequisite for the preparation of high-performance powder metallurgy HSS. The physical properties, microstructure, and solidification characteristics of HSS powder prepared by nitrogen gas atomisation were systematically studied and analysed in detail. For the atomised TPM558 HSS powder, the morphology is spherical and the particle size distribution is wide. The smooth small particles of satellite powder attach to the surface of large particles. Shrinkage pits caused by solidification shrinkage exist on the surface of large particles. The average cooling rate is between 104 and 106 K·s−1, with the increase of cooling rate, the powder surface tends to be smooth, and the grain structure is transformed in the order of cellular to dendritic to radial. The single powder particle surface shows fine-equiaxed grains, while the internal presents columnar grains. The crystalline phases of the powder are austenite, ferrite, martensite, and carbide, and the carbide includes MC carbide with face-centred structure and M2C carbide with hexagonal structure. The average nano-hardness of the powder is 9.93 GPa, resulting in poor formability, and it can be pressed and formed only after adding binder.","PeriodicalId":20392,"journal":{"name":"Powder Metallurgy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140661359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Powder MetallurgyPub Date : 2024-04-18DOI: 10.1177/00325899241247319
I. Lindemann-Geipel, T. Mix, M. Thamm, C. Höhnel, B. Weise, K. Reuter, A. Kirchner, T. Weißgärber
{"title":"Potential of powder metallurgical methods to fabricate Fe-6.5Si soft magnetic components","authors":"I. Lindemann-Geipel, T. Mix, M. Thamm, C. Höhnel, B. Weise, K. Reuter, A. Kirchner, T. Weißgärber","doi":"10.1177/00325899241247319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00325899241247319","url":null,"abstract":"The soft magnetic Fe-6.5Si alloy is well known for its excellent soft magnetic properties but its usage is limited due to fabricational constrains by conventional methods. Powder metallurgical processing of Fe-6.5Si is possible by a variety of different methods shown here, sinter-based screen printing (SP), electron beam powder bed fusion (E-PBF) and field-assisted sintering (field-assisted sintering/spark plasma sintering, FAST/SPS). The microstructure of the components varies strongly by process and powder used which is directly influencing their soft magnetic properties. The correlation between powder properties and processing parameters on the structural and magnetic properties is established. Lowest coercivity ( H c = 7 A m−1) is achieved by E-PBF due to large grain size minimising hysteresis losses necessary for direct current applications. SP can provide sheets with low coercivity ( H c = 21 A m−1) and adjustable thickness reducing eddy current losses especially suitable for alternating current application at higher frequencies. FAST/SPS can be used for a large range of powder particle sizes which is suitable to tune the soft magnetic properties in a wide range between 40 and 210 A m−1.","PeriodicalId":20392,"journal":{"name":"Powder Metallurgy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140689413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Powder MetallurgyPub Date : 2024-03-19DOI: 10.1177/00325899241238063
Gerhard M. Schneider, Ing. Frank Mücklich, Stefan Klein
{"title":"Günter Petzow 1926–2024 – Obituary","authors":"Gerhard M. Schneider, Ing. Frank Mücklich, Stefan Klein","doi":"10.1177/00325899241238063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00325899241238063","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20392,"journal":{"name":"Powder Metallurgy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140230499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Powder MetallurgyPub Date : 2024-03-01DOI: 10.1177/00325899241235069
K. Huang, Shih-Hsien Chang, Yong-Jay Lin
{"title":"Microstructure, material characteristics and mechanical properties of CoMoNiTa3 medium-entropy alloys through the vacuum hot pressing process","authors":"K. Huang, Shih-Hsien Chang, Yong-Jay Lin","doi":"10.1177/00325899241235069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00325899241235069","url":null,"abstract":"This work fabricated CoMoNiTa3 medium-entropy alloys using the vacuum hot pressing process of powder metallurgy technology. Micron-grade cobalt (6.3 μm), molybdenum (13.2 μm), nickel (2.4 μm) and tantalum powders (25.0 μm) were combined using ball milling. The experiments utilised various hot pressing temperatures (1000, 1050, 1100, and 1150 °C) and hot pressing pressures (20, 35, and 50 MPa) to identify the optimal parameters for CoMoNiTa3 alloys, while simultaneously investigating the differences in microstructures. The experimental results reveal that the optimal hot pressing parameters of this alloy were 1100 °C at 50 MPa for 1 h. The sintering density was enhanced to 9.65 ± 0.01 g cm−3, while the hardness, transverse rupture strength, and flexural modulus reached 85.5 ± 0.1 HRA, 1370.3 ± 90.1 MPa and 168.6 ± 12.7 GPa, respectively. Moreover, the electrical conductivity was 6.53 ± 0.13 × 104 S cm−1. Furthermore, the electron probe microanalyser, electron backscatter diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy results confirmed the face-centred cubic solid solution, Ni3Ta, and μ phases of the CoMoNiTa3 structure, and no preferred grain orientation was found.","PeriodicalId":20392,"journal":{"name":"Powder Metallurgy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140087782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of surface modification of metal powders (by aluminum stearate) on the properties of metal injection molding feedstock","authors":"Haihong Ma, Shuncheng Fang, Zhengfa Zhou, F. Ren, Weibing Xu, Guoming Chen","doi":"10.1177/00325899231212626","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00325899231212626","url":null,"abstract":"Metal injection molding (MIM) is a net-forming technology for manufacturing miniature metal parts, which can improve the manufacturing accuracy of complex-shaped parts. In this study, aluminum stearate was used to modify the 17-4PH stainless steel powder, the binder was composed of (PMMA) and (PEG) with the volume ratio of 7:3. The effects of aluminum stearate surfactant amount on the feedstock viscosity, water debinding rate and thermal debinding shape were studied. The results showed that the coating of aluminum stearate breaks the agglomeration between the powders and decreases the viscosity of the feedstock. When the addition of aluminum stearate was 0.6wt% of the powder mass, the melt index, density and flexural modulus of the feedstock were 81.5 g/10 min, 5.44 g/cm3, and 1643Mpa, respectively, and the thermal debinding shape retention was the best of all debinded parts. However, too much aluminum stearate makes the feedstocks thicker and the green part weaker.","PeriodicalId":20392,"journal":{"name":"Powder Metallurgy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140473489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Powder MetallurgyPub Date : 2024-01-31DOI: 10.1177/00325899231216673
N. Weston, Dennis Premoli, Thomas Childerhouse, Oliver Levano Blanch, Martin Jackson
{"title":"Assessing the mechanical properties of out-of-specification additive manufacturing Ti-6Al-4V powder recycled through field-assisted sintering technology (FAST)","authors":"N. Weston, Dennis Premoli, Thomas Childerhouse, Oliver Levano Blanch, Martin Jackson","doi":"10.1177/00325899231216673","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00325899231216673","url":null,"abstract":"A gas atomised Ti-6Al-4V powder, classified as out-of-specification for additive manufacturing (AM), was consolidated via Field-Assisted Sintering Technology (FAST). Fully dense 250 mm diameter discs with lamellar or bimodal microstructures were produced by FAST processing either above or below the β-transus temperature. Static and dynamic mechanical properties were assessed by testing full-size specimens in the ‘as-FAST’ condition. Material from both processing conditions exceeded the ASTM Ti-6Al-4V powder metallurgy requirements for yield/tensile strength and elongation. Furthermore, material from the edge of the disc processed below the β-transus temperature meets ASTM requirements for wrought Ti-6Al-4V. Fatigue performance also compared favourably with conventionally processed Ti-6Al-4V. This work establishes that surplus AM powders can be successfully recycled via the one-step FAST process and provides confidence that this ASTM-grade material can be used in a range of applications under both static and dynamic loading, which will improve the sustainability credentials of the AM sector.","PeriodicalId":20392,"journal":{"name":"Powder Metallurgy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140475795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Powder MetallurgyPub Date : 2024-01-31DOI: 10.1177/00325899231212628
Junho Lee, Woocheol Shin, Jun-Ha Jeon, S. Son, Seok-Jae Lee, Jae-Gil Jung
{"title":"Effect of mechanical milling on microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of Al–Zn–Mg–Cu–Si alloy fabricated via spark plasma sintering","authors":"Junho Lee, Woocheol Shin, Jun-Ha Jeon, S. Son, Seok-Jae Lee, Jae-Gil Jung","doi":"10.1177/00325899231212628","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00325899231212628","url":null,"abstract":"We investigated the effect of high-energy ball milling (HEBM) on the microstructure and mechanical properties of powders and spark plasma sintered samples of an Al–Zn–Mg–Cu–Si alloy. HEBM produced a nanocrystalline powder with an average grain size of 0.16 μm while increasing the amount of solid solution and the formation of fine amorphous aluminium oxide. The sintered alloy without HEBM consisted of η-Mg(Zn,Cu,Al)2, T-Mg32(Al,Zn)49, β-Mg2Si, and Q-Al5Cu2Mg8Si6 phases. The grain size of the sintered alloy decreased from 2.66 to 0.40 μm due to the application of HEBM. The amorphous aluminium oxide phase in the milled powder was transformed into MgO particles during sintering. The formation of MgO particles caused the depletion of Mg solid solutions, which resulted in the formation of Mg-free phases during sintering. High-energy ball milling (HEBM) improved the microhardness of the sintered alloy from 94 to 134 HV owing to grain refinement and the formation of fine secondary phases and MgO particles.","PeriodicalId":20392,"journal":{"name":"Powder Metallurgy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140473045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Powder MetallurgyPub Date : 2024-01-15DOI: 10.1177/00325899231212631
Hyo Jeong Kim, Min Soo Park, G. Ha, NamHyun Kang
{"title":"Enhancing the thermoelectric properties of bismuth antimony tellurides containing excess Te with respect to sintering temperature","authors":"Hyo Jeong Kim, Min Soo Park, G. Ha, NamHyun Kang","doi":"10.1177/00325899231212631","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00325899231212631","url":null,"abstract":"Bi–Te-based thermoelectric materials with excellent room-temperature properties are difficult to commercialise because of their low dimensionless figure of merit ( ZT). In this study, a powder was synthesised by adding an excess amount of Te to improve its thermoelectric performance at room temperature. The synthesised powder was sintered using spark plasma sintering at various temperatures to examine the effect of temperature-dependent behaviour of Te on the electrical resistivity and Seebeck coefficient. The excess Te-containing powder exhibited excellent electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient at high temperatures, and the thermal conductivity was significantly reduced. Bi0.4Sb1.6Te3+ x ( x = 2) showed a maximum room-temperature ZT of 1.57 at a sintering temperature of 450°C.","PeriodicalId":20392,"journal":{"name":"Powder Metallurgy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139623019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}