Abstract
The present study compares the sintering response of 90W-7Ni-3Fe alloys consolidated in a 2.45 GHz microwave furnace and a conventional furnace. The W-Ni-Fe compacts were sintered in a temperature range of 1200-1500 °C corresponding to solid-state as well as liquid phase sintering. The compacts were successfully sintered in a microwave furnace with about 80% reduction in the overall processing time. For both the heating modes, the W-Ni-Fe alloys exhibited significant densification prior to melt formation through solid-state sintering. The in situ dilatometric studies revealed that the contribution to densification from solid-state sintering is higher at lower heating rates. In comparison to conventional sintering, microwave sintered compacts showed relatively refined microstructure and higher hardness and flexural strength.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 301-310 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
| Volume | 509 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Jan 12 2011 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry