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    The document discusses the powder metallurgy process which involves blending metal powders, compacting them into shapes through pressing, and sintering the compacts to fuse the particles together. The key steps are blending and mixing powders, compacting the blended powder through pressing, and sintering the compacts in a furnace at below melting temperatures to bond the particles together. Some common applications of products made through powder metallurgy include electrical contacts, heavy-duty friction materials, porous bearings, cutting tools, and structural parts.

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    The document discusses the powder metallurgy process which involves blending metal powders, compacting them into shapes through pressing, and sintering the compacts to fuse the particles together. The key steps are blending and mixing powders, compacting the blended powder through pressing, and sintering the compacts in a furnace at below melting temperatures to bond the particles together. Some common applications of products made through powder metallurgy include electrical contacts, heavy-duty friction materials, porous bearings, cutting tools, and structural parts.

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    The document discusses the powder metallurgy process which involves blending metal powders, compacting them into shapes through pressing, and sintering the compacts to fuse the particles together. The key steps are blending and mixing powders, compacting the blended powder through pressing, and sintering the compacts in a furnace at below melting temperatures to bond the particles together. Some common applications of products made through powder metallurgy include electrical contacts, heavy-duty friction materials, porous bearings, cutting tools, and structural parts.

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    POWDER

    METALLURGY
    PROCESS
    GROUP MEMBERS:
    NAMIT SINGH (111650)
    NIKHIL KATIYAR (111651)
    NITIN GOYAL (111652)
    NITIN VIJ (111653)
    OVERVIEW
    HISTORY
    INTRODUCTION
    BLENDING &MIXING
    COMPACTION
    SINTERING
    FINISHING
    ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
    APPLICATIONS




    History
    The history of powder metallurgy (P/M) and the art of
    metals and ceramics sintering are intimately related to
    each other.
    Sintering involves the production of a hard solid metal
    or ceramic piece from a starting powder.
    While a crude form of iron powder metallurgy existed
    in Egypt as early as 3000 B.C.
    The smiths of India, produced the famous "Delhi Iron
    Pillar" weighs about 6.5 tons and other objects even
    larger as early as 300 A.D.
    Mass manufacturing of P/M products did not begin until
    the mid-or late- 19th century. In these early
    manufacturing operations, iron was extracted by hand
    from metal sponge following reduction and was then
    reintroduced as a powder for final melting or sintering.
    Introduction
    After the metallic powders have been
    produced and classified, the
    conventional P/M process sequence
    consists of three major steps:
    Blending and mixing of powders
    Compaction
    Sintering and a number of optional
    and finishing secondary operations.


    Simplified flowchart illustrating the sequence of
    operations in powder metallurgy process



    The condition of powders during the three primary P/M operations is
    shown in the figure:
    The conventional P/M process sequence:
    (1) blending, (2) compacting, and (3) sintering;
    (a) shows the condition of powders, and (b) shows the
    schematics of operation


    (a)
    (b)
    (1) (2) (3)
    Blending and Mixing
    Blending : mixing powder of the same
    chemical composition but different sizes
    Mixing : combining powders of different
    chemistries
    Blending and mixing are accomplished by
    mechanical means:

    Several blending and mixing devices:
    (a) rotating drum, (b) rotating double cone,
    (c) screw mixer, (d) blade mixer

    Compaction
    Blended powers are pressed in dies under
    high pressure to form them into the required
    shape. The work part after compaction is
    called a green compact or simply a green, the
    word green meaning not yet fully processed.

    Sintering
    Compressed metal powder is heated in a
    controlled-atmosphere furnace to a
    temperature below its melting point, but high
    enough to allow bounding of the particles:

    (a) Typical heat treatment cycle in sintering ;
    (b) schematic cross-section of a continuous sintering furnace

    Finishing Operation
    A number of secondary and finishing
    operations can be applied after sintering,
    some of them are:
    Sizing : cold pressing to improve
    dimensional accuracy
    Coining : cold pressing to press details
    into surface
    Impregnation : oil fills the pores of the
    part
    Infiltration : pores are filled with a molten
    metal
    Heat treating, plating, painting

    Advantages /
    Disadvantages
    Virtually unlimited choice of alloys, composites, and
    associated properties.
    Controlled porosity for self lubrication or filtration uses.
    Can be very economical at large run sizes (100,000
    parts).
    Long term reliability through close control of dimensions
    and physical properties.
    Very good material utilization.
    Limited part size and complexity
    High cost of powder material.
    High cost of tooling.
    Less strong parts than wrought ones.
    Less well known process.

    Applications of powder
    metallurgy

    Electrical Contact materials
    Heavy-duty Friction materials
    Self-Lubricating Porous bearings
    P/M filters
    Carbide, Alumina, Diamond cutting
    tools
    Structural parts
    P/M magnets
    Cermets and more, such as high tech
    applications

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