Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a powder magnetic core using a soft magnetic material powder, wherein the method has: a first step of mixing the soft magnetic material powder with a binder, a second step of subjecting a mixture obtained through the first step to pressure forming, and a third step of subjecting a formed body obtained through the second step to heat treatment. The soft magnetic material powder is an Fe-Cr-Al based alloy powder comprising Fe, Cr and Al. An oxide layer is formed on a surface of the soft magnetic material powder by the heat treatment. The oxide layer has a higher ratio by mass of Al to the sum of Fe, Cr and Al than an alloy phase inside the powder.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a powdered metal component having a chromium content of at least 80 % by weight. Pores and/or oxide inclusions are provided in the components and the number per surface unit of the sum of pores and oxide inclusions on a cut surface traversing the component is at least 10.000 pro mm2, in at least one region.
Abstract translation:粉末冶金组分的铬含量至少为80重量%,孔和/或氧化物夹杂物存在于组分中。 在至少一个区域中通过部件的切割表面处的孔和氧化物夹杂物的总和的每单位面积的数量为至少10,000个/ mm 2。
Abstract:
A method is provided for manufacturing a moving part capable of providing a liquid seal. The method comprises the steps of: firstly forming the part from sintered steel; and secondly forming a layer of Fe 3 O 4 on an un-ground surface of the part to provide a surface finish that is capable of providing a liquid seal.
Abstract:
A process for producing a dispersed-oxide-containing alloy in which oxide particles of one or more additive metals are dispersed in a matrix metal. The process, which is for producing a dispersed-oxide-containing alloy, comprises (a) a step in which a powder or wire of an alloy comprising a matrix metal and one or more additive metals is produced, (b) a step in which the alloy powder or wire is introduced into a high-energy ball mill together with water and the contents are agitated to thereby oxidize the additive metals contained in the alloy powder with water and form dispersed particles, and (c) a step in which the alloy powder or wire after the oxidization is shaped and solidified. It is useful especially for the production of a dispersed-oxide-containing alloy in which the free energy of oxide formation of the matrix metal is higher than the standard free energy of formation of water and the free energy of oxide formation of the additive metals is lower than the standard free energy of formation of water.
Abstract:
Methods for sintering aluminum powder comprise providing aluminum powder and heating the aluminum powder in a nitrogen atmosphere containing a partial pressure of water vapor in the range of about 0.001 kPa to about 0.020 kPa to sinter the aluminum powder to a transverse rupture strength of at least about 13.8 MPa. The aluminum powder is not pressed together by a mechanical force that substantially deforms particles of said aluminum powder either prior to or during the step of heating. Articles comprising sintered aluminum powder. The sintered aluminum powder has a transverse rupture strength of at least about 13.8 MPa. The microstructure of the sintered aluminum powder contains no compositional concentration gradients indicative of the use of a sintering aid and no evidence of particle deformation having occurred by an application of a mechanical force prior to or during the sintering of the aluminum powder.
Abstract:
A process for adjusting the level of water or water soluble additives in aqueous-based powder injection molding compounds for the purpose of recycling scrap material, controlling shrinkage or rehydrating dry feedstock. Depending on the objective, the process may require material granulation equipment, equipment for the addition or removal of water and mixing equipment. The molding compounds may be comprised of either recycled scrap material before being heat-treated or dry, virgin feedstock material.
Abstract:
A process of adjusting the processing characteristics and product properties of a water-based ceramic powder-based molding compound, comprising providing a ceramic powder-based molding compound that is at least one of green material or dry virgin feedstock material, exposing the molding compound to water, and measuring at least one of water content or additive content in the molding compound so as to produce a molding compound having a water content of 8 wt % or less, or so as to produce an optimum balance of injection molding process characteristics and product properties.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a low pressure process for the preparation of an iron-based, optionally alloyed powder comprising the steps of preparing a raw powder essentially consisting of iron and optionally at least one alloying element selected from the group consisting of chromium, manganese, copper, nickel, vanadium, niobium, boron, silicon, molybdenum and tungsten; charging a gas tight furnace with the powder in an essentially inert gas atmosphere and closing the furnace; increasing the furnace temperature; monitoring the increase of the formation of CO gas and evacuating gas from the furnace when a significant increase of the CO formation is observed and cooling the powder when the increase of the formation of CO gas diminishes.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method and a device for preparing nuclear metal or metal alloy particles comprising: means (4) for preparing by melting a fluid mass of the metal or of the alloy; means (12) for providing the fluid mass of the metal or of the metal alloy in the form of a jet of molten metal or metal alloy; means (1-7) for driving a hardening fluid in centrifugal rotation and in spraying particles of the jet of molten metal or metal alloy, and for rapidly hardening the particles; means (16-19) for melting the nuclear metal or the metal alloy under an atmosphere of inert gas, and means for enclosing the jet of molten metal or metal alloy with an inert gas envelope until it is hardened.