TY - GEN
T1 - Effect of process parameters on the electrically-assisted sintered iron-copper powder metals
AU - Ragai, Ihab
AU - Schwabenbauer, Matt
AU - Eser, Seray
AU - Müller, Michael
N1 - Funding Information:
Partial funding for this research was provided by The Pennsylvania State University Undergraduate Research Support. Also, partial financial support was provided by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), the Bavarian State Ministry of Education, Science and the Arts. The authors thank Mr. Patrick McClurg for conducting experiments and Mr. Glenn Craig for fabricating all the fixtures used in this project. The authors also thank ARC Metals Corp. in Ridgway, PA for providing the powder material.
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Electric-current-assisted sintering (ECAS) is a novel process that can potentially replace the conventional sintering method. It is hypothesized that the process can reduce the sintering time and can be used in situ; thus, can be more cost effective. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of direct current on the sintered properties of iron-copper powder metal. Experiments were conducted at various conditions to determine the optimal process parameters for this particular powder metal. The parameters investigated were electric current levels and energizing time. Experiments also included sintering the powder using a conventional furnace. Samples from both types of experiments were compared to determine the metallurgical differences due to the sintering process. Mechanical and microstructure examination were conducted to aid in determining the feasibility of ECAS.
AB - Electric-current-assisted sintering (ECAS) is a novel process that can potentially replace the conventional sintering method. It is hypothesized that the process can reduce the sintering time and can be used in situ; thus, can be more cost effective. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of direct current on the sintered properties of iron-copper powder metal. Experiments were conducted at various conditions to determine the optimal process parameters for this particular powder metal. The parameters investigated were electric current levels and energizing time. Experiments also included sintering the powder using a conventional furnace. Samples from both types of experiments were compared to determine the metallurgical differences due to the sintering process. Mechanical and microstructure examination were conducted to aid in determining the feasibility of ECAS.
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U2 - 10.1115/IMECE2018-86891
DO - 10.1115/IMECE2018-86891
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85060400487
T3 - ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
BT - Advanced Manufacturing
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
T2 - ASME 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2018
Y2 - 9 November 2018 through 15 November 2018
ER -