TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of electromagnetic processing for development of high-performance sintered powder metal parts
AU - Waryoba, Daudi R.
AU - Roberts, Winston
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding by the Powder Metal Initiative (PMI) through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), grant # C-000057477, and that of the Engineering Technology and Commonwealth Engineering (ETCE), Pennsylvania State University, is gratefully acknowledged. Technical discussion with Prof. H. Bhadeshia is highly acknowledged.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/10
Y1 - 2017/10
N2 - Electromagnetic processing was used to study the effects of electro-magneto forming on the dimensional control and thermal stability of sintered powder metal (PM) parts. The investigation was carried out on sinter-hardened, low chromium-molybdenum bainitic steel. The results show an increase in the microhardness of about 14% for the electromagnetic processed parts compared to the as-sintered parts. This was attributed to the 2% increase in the density, 17% and 29% reduction in the volume fraction of porosity and width of the bainitic lath, respectively, due to the electromagnetic processing. Dimensional characterization was carried out using a vertically aligned push-rod dilatometer. After four thermal cycles of heating and cooling, at a controlled rate of 5 °C/min to 1000 °C, the electromagnetic processed parts exhibited reduced dimensional change of about 44% lower than for the as-sintered parts. This is significantly important for applications that demand high dimensional tolerance and performance, especially at elevated temperatures.
AB - Electromagnetic processing was used to study the effects of electro-magneto forming on the dimensional control and thermal stability of sintered powder metal (PM) parts. The investigation was carried out on sinter-hardened, low chromium-molybdenum bainitic steel. The results show an increase in the microhardness of about 14% for the electromagnetic processed parts compared to the as-sintered parts. This was attributed to the 2% increase in the density, 17% and 29% reduction in the volume fraction of porosity and width of the bainitic lath, respectively, due to the electromagnetic processing. Dimensional characterization was carried out using a vertically aligned push-rod dilatometer. After four thermal cycles of heating and cooling, at a controlled rate of 5 °C/min to 1000 °C, the electromagnetic processed parts exhibited reduced dimensional change of about 44% lower than for the as-sintered parts. This is significantly important for applications that demand high dimensional tolerance and performance, especially at elevated temperatures.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cap.2017.05.015
DO - 10.1016/j.cap.2017.05.015
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85021663631
SN - 1567-1739
VL - 17
SP - 1288
EP - 1297
JO - Current Applied Physics
JF - Current Applied Physics
IS - 10
ER -