An investigation on effect of heating mode and temperature on sintering of Fe-P alloys

A. Muthuchamy, A. Raja Annamalai, Dinesh K. Agrawal, Anish Upadhyaya

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Abstract

The present study examines the effect of sintering temperature and heating mode on densification, microstructure and mechanical properties of Fe-P alloys. The green compacts were heated conventionally and in microwave under 95%N2-5%H2 (forming gas) at 1120 °C and 1250 °C for 60 min. Both the compositions (Fe-1.5P and Fe-3P in wt%) were found to couple well in microwave field with rapid heating (∼ 40 °C min-1) and resulted in reduction of overall processing time by about 90% in comparison of conventional heating. Microwave sintering resulted in higher densification in case of Fe-P alloys. Moreover, an important feature of microwave and conventionally sintered samples was that their microstructures exhibited distinctly rounded pores. This resulted into improved corrosion and mechanical properties in general.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)122-135
Number of pages14
JournalMaterials Characterization
Volume114
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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