Die wall lubricated warm compaction of iron-based powder metallurgy material

Lubricant is harmful to the mechanical properties of the sintered materials. Die wall lubrication was applied on warm compaction powder metallurgy in the hope of reducing the concentration level of the admixed lubricant. Iron based samples were prepared by die wall lubricated warm compaction at 175 ℃, using a compacting pressure of 550 MPa. Emulsified polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE) was used as die wall lubricant. Admixed lubricant concentration ranging from 0 to 0.5% was tested. Extremely low admixed lubricant contents were used. Results show that in addition to the decrease in ejection forces, the green density of the compacts increases with the decrease of admixed lubricant content until it reaches the maximum at 0.06% of lubricant content, then decreases with the decrease of admixed lubricant content. The mechanical properties of the sintered compacts that contain more than 0.06% admixed lubricant are better than those of the samples that contain lesser lubricant. No scoring was observed in all die wall lubricated experiments.

Research on Silicon Carbide Dispersion-Reinforced Hypereutectic Aluminum-Silicon Electronic Packaging Materials

The objective of this study is to improve the mechanical properties and machining performance of high thermal conductivity and low expansion silicon carbide dispersion-strengthened hypereutectic aluminum-silicon electronic packaging materials to meet the needs of aviation,aerospace,and electronic packaging fields.We used the powder metallurgy method and high-temperature hot pressing technology to prepare SiC/Al-Si composite materials with different SiC contents(5vol%,10vol%,15vol%,and 20vol%).The results showed that as the SiC content increased,the tensile strength of the composite material first increased and then decreased.The tensile strength was the highest when the SiC content was 15%;the sintering temperature significantly affected the composite material’s structural density and mechanical properties.Findings indicated 700℃was the optimal sintering and the optimal SiC content of SiC/Al-Si composite materials was between 10%and 15%.Besides,the sintering temperature should be strictly controlled to improve the material’s structural density and mechanical properties.

Powder Metallurgical Fabrication and Microstructural Investigations of Aluminum/Steel Functionally Graded Material

Aluminum/steel electric transition joints (ETJs) are used in aluminum reduction cell for the purpose of welding aluminum rod and steel bracket components. Solid state welding process used for joining aluminum and steel at the electric transition joints have the drawbacks of cracking and separation at the interface surfaces. Cracking and separation at the electric transition joints are caused by the stress singularities that developed due to the mismatch in thermal and mechanical properties of each material. To overcome the drawback of electric transition joints, aluminum/steel functionally graded may be used as electric transition joints or proposed. Therefore manufacturing and investigation of aluminum/steel functionally graded materials fabricated by powder metallurgy process were carried out through the current work. Different samples with different layers of aluminum/steel functionally graded materials were compacted using steel die and punch at the same compacted pressure and sintered temperature. After investigating the different samples of aluminum/steel functionally graded materials under different fabrication conditions, the suitable fabrication regime was determined with the aid of microscopic observations.

Worn surface characteristics of Cu-based powder metallurgy bake materials for aircraft

Cu-based powder metallurgy brake materials are used for aircraft widely and successfully.The characteristics of worn surface of Cu-based powder metallurgy brake materials for aircraft after working under service condition were studied,and two main wear mechanisms were discussed.The results show that the main components of worn surface are graphite,SiO2,Fe,Cu and oxide of Fe(Fe3O4 and FeO);the worn surface can be divided into three zones:severe wear zone,mild wear zone,and low wear zone; fatigue wear and grain wear are the main wear mechanisms of Cu-based materials.Some debris kept between brake discs reduce the wear rate to a certain extent by taking part in the regeneration of friction film.

Friction Wear Property of Brake Materials by Copper-based Powder Metallurgy With Various Brake Speeds

The experiment is conducted on MM-1000 friction test machine, which tests friction wear property of copper-based brake materials by powder metallurgy at different brake speeds. It shows that the coefficient of friction and wear volume are greatly influenced by brake speed. When the brake speed is 4000 r/min, which is a bit higher, the material still has a higher coefficient of friction with 0.47. When the brake speed is over 4000r/min, the coefficient of friction decreased rapidly. When the brake speed is 3000r/min, the material’s wear is in its minimum. That is to say no matter how higher or lower the brake speed is the wear volume is bigger relatively. With the brake speed of the lower one it mainly refers to fatigue wear; while of higher one it mainly refers to abradant and oxidation wear.

Effect of sintering parameters on warm compacted iron-based material

Iron-based powder metallurgy material was prepared by warm compaction at 125 ℃ using a compacting pressure of 700 MPa. Sintering temperature ranging from 1 100 ℃ to 1 300 ℃ and sintering time ranging from 40 min to 80 min were used to study the effects of sintering parameters on the compacts. Die wall lubrication polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE) emulsion was also applied in combination with warm compaction in hope to increase the compact density and the mechanical properties of the sintered material. Green and sintered density, spring back effect and sinter shrinkage were measured. Mechanical properties of both as-sinter and heat treated samples were also measured. Results show that mechanical properties of the sintered compacts increase with the increase of sintering temperature and sintering time. Sample prepared by die wall lubricated warm compaction always shows higher density and mechanical properties.

Development of Iron Based Brake Friction Material by Hot Powder Preform Forging Technique used for Medium to Heavy Duty Applications

A promising friction material, Iron -based friction material, was prepared by powder metallurgy (PM) processing utilizing hot powder preform forging (near net-shape).The preparation of the product and its characterization are presented in this paper. These products are useful in heavy duty Military Aircraft applications such as AN-32. In order to eliminate costly environmental control systems to protect products during their high temperature processing (as is conventionally practiced employing hydrogen gas), the present investigation relies on carbon (mixed in the brake pad formulation) as reducing agent and high temperature oxidation resistant glassy coating (separately developed) applied over the product’s surface after cold compacting. After conducting an initial characterization such as hardness, density and Pin-on Disc tests, the samples were tested in sub-scale dynamometer under Rejected Take Off conditions. It was observed that the obtained density in the present investigation is higher than the reported density obtained by sintering route, and wear is on the lower side of the range as per the Aeronautical Standards. Optical metallography was used to investigate the microstructure of friction, interface and backing layer. It was observed that the distribution of ingredients in matrix was homogeneous. The results also indicate that the coefficient of friction is more stable, and wear is lower with respect to temperature rise. .

A new contact material—Ag/SnO_2-La_2O_3-Bi_2O_3

A super-fine compound powder, Ag/SnO_2+La_2O_3+ Bi_2O_3, has been obtainedusing the chemical coprecipitation method. And a new contact material, Ag/SnO_2+La_2O_3+Bi_2O_3, wasproduced by the powder metallurgy method. Its properties are as follows: the density is 9.75-9.93g/cm^3, the resistivity is 2.31-2.55 μΩ ·cm, the hardness is 880-985 MPa. Its mi-crostructureshows that the fine oxides have a uniform distribution in the silver matrix. The results ofmake-break capacity and temperature rise testing show that the new material has better ability ofanti-arc erosion and lower temperature rise than that of commonly used Ag/CdO.

Effect of inclusion size on the high cycle fatigue strength and failure mode of a high V alloyed powder metallurgy tool steel

The fatigue strength of a high V alloyed powder metallurgy tool steel with two different inclusion size levels, tempered at different temperatures, was investigated by a series of high cycle fatigue tests. It was shown that brittle inclusions with large sizes above 30μm prompted the occurrence of subsurface crack initiation and the reduction in fatigue strength. The fracture toughness and the stress amplitude both exerted a significant influence on the fish-eye size. A larger fish-eye area would form in the sample with a higher fracture toughness subjected to a lower stress amplitude. The stress intensity factor of the inclusion was found to lie above a typical value of the threshold stress intensity factor of 4 MPa.m^1/2. The fracture toughness of the sample with a hardness above HRC 56 could be estimated by the mean value of the stress intensity factor of the fish-eye. According to fractographic evaluation, the critical inclusion size can be calculated by linear fracture mechanics.

A New AgMeO Contact Material

A new silver rare earth oxide contact material, Ag/La2O3(12), was produced by powder metallurgy method. Its performances are as follows: the density is 9.71 similar to 9.96 g.cm(-3); the hardness (HB) is 760 similar to 970 MPa and the resistivity is 2.25 similar to 2.38 mu Omega . cm. The microstructure of Ag/La2O3(12) mas analyzed by SEM and EDS. Rare earth oxide La2O3 shows two shapes, which are uniformly distributed in the form of sphere and abnormality in Ag matrix. La2O3 shows fine spherical shape in the melted area of Ag after laser acting which is used to simulate electric are. The results are contributed to the less splash erosion of Ag. Compared with the main physical and mechanical properties of Ag/SnO2(12) and Ag/CdO(12), the properties of three contact materials are similar, and hence Ag/La2O3(12) may become a potential contact material to be used as the substitute of Ag/CdO(12).

Preparation of FVS1212/FVS0812 materials and its mechanical properties

FVS1212/FVS0812 material was prepared by adding FVS1212 powder into FVS0812 powder. The structure and mechanical properties of materials were studied by means of X-Ray, tensile measurement, OM and SEM. The results show that adding proper content FVS1212 powders can improve the tensile strength of FVS0812 aluminum at room temperature and elevated temperature, and that the elongation of FVS1212/FVS0812 material is better than that of FVS1212 aluminum.

Preparation and characterization of porous magnesium materials

The proper spacer material and the preparation technology for biological compatible porous magnesium materials were explored by the powder metallurgy method, and microstructures, porosity and mechanical properties of sintered porous magnesium were investigated. The results show that compared with spacer materials of NH4CO3, NH3Cl and carbamide, NH4CO3 is the best one for preparation of sintered porous magnesium,and the worst one is NH3Cl.The isolated blind pores are formed mainly by the particle interval of the magnesium powders. Adding spacer material favors the formation of open pores, while has little contribution to the formation of blind pores. The overall porosity and porosity of open pore of the sintered porous magnesium increase with the increase of added spacer material, while decrease with the increase of the molding stress. The mechanical properties of sintered porous magnesium increase with decreasing addition of spacer material and increasing molding stress.

CBN grain wear and its effects on material removal during grinding of FGH96 powder metallurgy superalloy

Grinding with cubic boron nitride(CBN)superabrasive is a widely used method of machining superalloy in aerospace industries.However,there are some issues,such as poor grinding quality and severe tool wear,in grinding of powder metallurgy superalloy FGH96.In addition,abrasive wheel wear is the significant factor that hinders the further application of CBN abrasive wheels.In this case,the experiment of grinding FGH96 with single CBN abrasive grain using different parameters was carried out.The wear characteristics of CBN abrasive grain were analyzed by experiment and simulation.The material removal behavior affected by CBN abrasive wear was also studied by discussing the pile-up ratio during grinding process.It shows that morphological characteristics of CBN abrasive grain and grinding infeed direction affect the CBN abrasive wear seriously by simulation analysis.Attrition wear,micro break,and macro fracture had an important impact on material removal characteristics.Besides,compared with the single cutting edge,higher pile-up ratio was obtained by multiple cutting edges,which reduced the removal efficiency of the material.Therefore,weakening multiple cutting edge grinding on abrasive grains in the industrial production,such as applying suitable dressing strategy,is an available method to improve the grinding quality and efficiency.

超细晶/纳米晶钨材料制备技术的研究进展

晶粒细化可显著提高超细晶/纳米晶钨材料的性能,介绍了超细晶/纳米晶钨材料制备技术的最新研究进展,包括粉末冶金法和深度塑性变形法,粉末冶金法的烧结工艺主要包括热等静压烧结、超高压通电烧结、放电等离子体烧结、微波烧结等;深度塑性变形法包括高压扭转、等通道挤压、表面机械研磨处理和累积轧制等。由于超细晶/纳米晶钨材料存在大量的晶界可有效提高材料的力学性能和抗辐照性能,因此有望解决纯钨材料作为核聚变堆面向等离子体材料存在的问题,对超细晶/纳米晶钨材料的发展提出了建议。

Mn含量对多孔Ti-Mo-Mn合金微观结构及力学性能的影响

以钛粉、钼粉和锰粉为原料,碳酸氢铵颗粒为造孔剂,采用粉末冶金工艺制备出医用多孔Ti-Mo-Mn合金,并研究了锰含量对多孔Ti-Mo-Mn合金微观结构和力学性能的影响。结果表明,随着锰含量从0wt%增加到10wt%,多孔Ti-Mo-Mn合金的孔隙率降低,大孔孔径少量减小,β-Ti相的比例相对增多,弹性模量和抗压强度相应增加。含7.5wt%Mo和5wt%~10wt%Mn的多孔Ti-Mo-Mn合金具有三维连通的多孔结构和良好的力学性能,有潜力用作皮质骨缺损修复材料。

国内粉末冶金闸片的发展现状与展望

粉末冶金闸片广泛应用于高铁、动车组列车、地铁等城市轨道交通中,是保证车辆安全行驶的核心零件。从学术、专利、产业化三个方向对粉末冶金闸片的国内研究现状进行了分析。在学术方面,系统分析了摩擦材料、摩擦性能、检修工艺的研究进展;在专利方面,对闸片的加工制造和结构展开了具体分析;在产业化方面,总结并分析了国内主要粉末冶金闸片生产公司的发展。从以上三个方面概述了国内在粉末冶金闸片领域的进展情况及目前所存在的问题,并针对相关问题提出可行的解决方法。最后,针对目前的研究现状,从新型闸片研究、极端条件产品开发、促进专利开发及产业化发展等方面对粉末冶金闸片的发展前景进行了展望。

无造孔剂模压烧结制备多孔Cu_(60)Zn_(40)合金的工艺及组织调控

金属多孔材料在制备过程中通常需要掺杂造孔剂以调控孔隙结构,但去除造孔剂需要较长时间,且残留造孔剂会对母材造成污染或腐蚀。以水雾化Cu_(60)Zn_(40)合金粉末为原材料,在未掺杂造孔剂条件下,采用单轴限位模压和烧结工艺制备了多孔Cu_(60)Zn_(40)合金,深入研究了高度压缩比和烧结时间对其孔隙结构的影响。研究结果表明,在未掺杂造孔剂的情况下,粉末冶金制备的多孔Cu_(60)Zn_(40)合金的孔隙结构主要受压制条件和烧结工艺控制。随着压坯高度压缩比从1.6增加至2.0,多孔Cu_(60)Zn_(40)合金的孔隙率降低了48.15%,同时最大孔径、平均孔径和最小孔径分别减小了45.51%、46.72%和66.43%。尽管孔隙形貌未发生明显变化,但该调控方式有效改变了合金的孔隙尺寸。随着烧结时间延长,多孔Cu_(60)Zn_(40)合金的孔隙形状明显趋于球形化,而孔隙率和孔隙尺寸变化幅度较小。因此,采用模压烧结法制备的多孔Cu_(60)Zn_(40)合金,可通过调整高度压缩比灵活调控开孔隙率和孔隙尺寸,可通过调控烧结时间优化孔隙形貌。此外,在多孔Cu_(60)Zn_(40)合金的烧结过程中,锌的挥发量与高度压缩比成反比,与烧结时间成正比。本研究为无掺杂造孔剂调控金属多孔材料孔隙结构提供了可靠的理论和技术支持,对粉末冶金制备金属多孔材料具有重要理论和实际意义。

Powder metallurgy processed metal-matrix friction materials for space applications

Owing to the increasing demand for tribological brakes for space applications, the development of novel materials and advanced technologies is necessary. This paper presents the design, characterization, and realization of powder metallurgy processed metal-matrix friction materials intended for the above-mentioned tribological brakes. Selecting appropriate ingredients, which provides an effective way to tailor the properties of the friction material, is evolving as a strategy to meet the design requirements. The tribological behaviors of the friction material are experimentally investigated under different conditions, and special attention is focused on the vacuum tribology. Examinations and analyses of the friction surface and subsurface corroborate the wear mechanism. In addition, the erosion resistances of the friction material are evaluated by exposure tests of ultraviolet irradiation and atomic oxygen. Finally, present and potential space applications of the friction material are also introduced based on experimental studies.

多孔Ni-Cu-Ti电极的制备及析氢性能

通过电解水生产氢气是一种理想的方法,而电极材料的催化活性决定了电解水的效率。该研究通过粉末冶金方法制备了多孔Ni-Cu-Ti电极,利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)等技术对多孔Ni-Cu-Ti电极的微观结构和物相组成进行表征,并通过阴极极化、交流阻抗谱和循环伏安测试技术对电极进行了电化学表征。结果表明,在烧结温度为1000℃、质量比为5.5∶3.5∶1时,多孔Ni-Cu-Ti电极表现出最佳的析氢性能,在1 mol/L的KOH中仅需要79 mV(vs.RHE)的过电位就能实现10 mA·cm^(-2)的电流密度,其Tafel斜率为117.07 mV·dec-1。

Al_(2)O_(3)增强粉末冶金铜基摩擦材料摩擦磨损性能研究

为提高铜基粉末冶金摩擦材料的耐磨性及制动效果,使用粉末冶金法(PM)制备氧化铝增强铜基摩擦材料,采用布氏硬度计、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、能量色散光谱仪(EDS)等测试手段以及摩擦磨损实验,研究氧化铝的掺杂对摩擦材料微观组织和摩擦行为的影响。结果表明:在制备的铜基摩擦材料中,氧化铝硬质颗粒在铜基体中分布均匀,由于硬质相的存在所形成位错钉扎效应对复合材料的硬度有大幅的提升,而对材料的密度有一定的消极作用。摩擦实验结果显示,氧化铝可以提高材料的摩擦因数并增强其耐磨性;且随着载荷的增大Al_(2)O_(3)-Cu复合材料的摩擦因数较高且稳定性较好,磨损率有明显的降低,表明氧化铝的掺杂对铜基材料有显著的增强效果。通过光学显微镜以及EDS分析得出,Cu基材料的主要磨损机制为氧化磨损和黏着磨损,而Al_(2)O_(3)-Cu材料的磨损机制为氧化磨损和磨粒磨损组成的混合磨损。