Papers by Author: Agnieszka Szymańska

Abstract: The aim of the study was to obtain a ferritic-austenitic stainless steel through sintering of the mixture of austenitic steel AISI 316L powders with silicon in the amount ranging from 1 to 7%. The pressed mixtures were sintered at 1240oC for 60 minutes under hydrogen atmosphere. The results of the silicon admixture on the density, porosity, microstructure and mechanical properties of the sintered specimens are discussed.

Abstract: The article illustrates the influence of ball milling of the 316L and 434L stainless steel powders as well as their mixture (50 wt. % of 434L + 50 wt. % of 316L) on their structure. Medium size of the grains (about 30 nm) was obtained after 110 hours of milling. The powders that obtained were pressed isostatically and sintered by impulse plasma method in vacuum. The samples were then characterized using an optical microscope equipped with a computer image analyzer, scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffractometer.