PROPERTIES OF ANCORDENSE

PROCESSED HIGH PERFORMANCE

MATERIALS

shown to be l/4 of that atomized in the

first stage only. Mechanisms were discussed
with regard to particle morphology.

FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATION OF

SINTERING OF CEMENTED CARBIDE
COMPACTS

A.J.Rawlings et al. (Hoeganaes Corp, Riverton, New Jersey, USA)

Properties of Ancordense processed
materials were analyzed in detail, the
evaluation including strength, impact and
fatigue. Tests were carried
out on
conventionally
and high temperature
sintered alloys in as-sintered and heat
treated conditions.

A NOVEL INTERNAL MIXING GAS

ATOMIZER FOR PRODUCTION OF FINE
POWDER

DBouvard, O.Gillia. (Inst. National Polytechnique, Grenoble, France.)

Stresses and shape changes during
sintering of metals and ceramics were
discussed.
Sintering
of WC-Co was
simulated by a finite element ABAQUS
program in an effort to predict the final
shape of a compact. Parameters were
determined by experiment. A range of part
geometries was considered. Predicted and
measured results were compared.

Atomization
IMPULSE ATOMIZATION FOR
ECONOMY AND FLEXIBILITY IN
POWDER PRODUCTION
H.Henein, L.C.Marin. (University of Alberta,
Canada.)
The Impule Atomization Process was
described. This was reported to allow
control
of particle
size and size
distribution,
morphology
and
microstructure. Examples given included,
Cu, Zn, Al and Al alloys. Process economics
were discussed.
A COMPACT ROTATING DISC
ATOMIZER FOR PRODUCTION OF
REACTIVE POWDERS
M.G.Osbome, LEAnderson. (Ames Laboratory, USA)
A new centrifugal
atomizer
was
described.
The device
uses spray
quenching and was used for rare earth
metals and alloys for magnetic and
electrical
uses. The method
allows
increased passivation of rare earths which
results in less oxidation of the powders.
CENTRIFUGAL DISPERSION OF
METALLIC BARSTOCK IN INDUCTIVE
PLASMA
F.Folio et al. (University of ClermontFerrand, France.)
A novel atomizer for producing high
purity, fine metal powder from bar was
described. As the bar is drawn into the
machine it is inductively heated to below
the melting point and plasma melted.
Molten metal droplets are atomized on a
dispersion head rotating at 60 000 rpm.
The particles solid@ in Ar. Results were
discussed for industrial potential.
A STUDY OF TWO STAGE
ATOMIZATION
P.Cooper, J.D.Ayers. (Naval Research Laboratory, USA)
A two-stage atomization process was
described. In stage 1 a liquid metal stream
is impact atomized by spinning impellers.
The resulting spray is further atomized by a
repidly
rotating
cup containing
a
continuous oil film. Tests on Sn were
described. The final powder size was

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JJDunkley, M.S.Sheikaliev. (Atomizing Systerns Ltd., Sheffield, UK)

Types of atomizer nozzle, close coupled,
free fall and internal mixing, were
compared and discussed with reference to
efficiency. It was reported that a new
internal mixing nozzle had been used to
make powders of similar size to products of
other nozzles but at markedly lower gas
flow rates and pressures.

Fatigue
EFFECTSOFPORESTRUCTUREON
BENDING FATIGUE STRENGTH OF
SINTERED STEEL
P.Beiss, M.Dalgic. (Inst. for Materials
Science, Germany.)
Bending fatigue strength of sintered
4%Ni-1.5%Cu-0.5%Mo steel, made from
water atomized or sponge Fe powder, with
alloy elements diffusion bonded, sintered at
1120 to 1280C to densities of 6.2 to
7.0 gm.cm-3, was investigated up to lo7
cycles. Alloys made from atomized powder
were superior. Results were correlated with
pore structures.
ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE OF
SINTERED CRANKSHAFT BEARING
CAP
A. Romero et al. (Sintermetal SA Ripollet,
Spain.)
Responsibility
for part design was
discussed and the tendenncy for PM
designers
to be involved with part
function in a system was noted. The case
of an automotive part was used as an
example of how this was done. Studies
entailed strain guage measurement, finite
element analysis, scatter in properties and
derivation of safety margins. Safety factors
were verified by fatigue testing simulating
service conditions.

Refractory and hard

materials and alloys
SINTERING OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDENICKEL CONTAINING CHROMIUM
CARBIDE
G.S.Upadhyaya, D.Banerjee. (Indian Inst. of
Technology, India)
Effects of Ni as a replacement for Co in
WC-lO%Co, on densification and of 2%Cr3Cz
were investigated. Ni was reported to
hinder densification
and to reduce
hardness. The use of CrsCz was shown to
make up the loss in hardness and to
increase transverse rupture strength and
corrosion resistance.

OPTIMIZATION OF
SINTERING BY GAS PHASE CONTROL
IN SITU

G.Leitner et al. (tiunhofer

Inst., Dresden,
Germany.)
It was reported that thermal analysis
and mass spectroscopy had been used to
study out- gassing and sintering of hard
materials. Volatile products of dewaxing
and sintering were characterized with
regard to temperature. Various processes
were shown to affect the C balance with
resultant detrimental property changes.
Methods of control were shown.
THREE-DIMENSIONAL
MICROSTRUCTURES OF TUNGSTEN
HEAVY ALLOYS SINTERED IN
MICROGRAVITY
R.G.Iacocca, R.M.German. (Pennsylvania
State University, Pennsylvania, USA)
It was reported that use of advanced
image analysis techniques had made it
possible
to construct
3-dimensional
images by sectioning of microstructures at
discrete depths. This had been applied to W
heavy alloys, which had been sintered in
microgravity
conditions,
to analyze
connectivity, contiguity grain shape and
pore morphology.
HOT EXPLOSIVE COMPACTION OF
TUNGSTEN-TITANIUM AND
MOLYBDENUM-TITANIUM ALLOYS
LJ.Kecskes. (US Army Research Laboratory,
USA)
A novel hot explosive compaction
technique, app$ed to W-Ti and MO-Ti
powders, was described. The metal powder
mix was surrounded by a calculated
quantity of the exothermic material which
when ignited produced heat and shock
waves to consolidate the metal powder to
near full density. Features of the process
and microstructures were discussed.
HOT SHOCK-WAVE COMPACTION OF
HARDMETALS AND TUNGSTEN
HBAVY ALLOYS
AB.Peikrishvili et al. (Academy of Sciences,
Republic of Georgia.)
A study of high temperature
and
pressure shock-wave compaction of WC-Co
and W-Ni-Fe alloy powders was described. It