Papers by Author: Traian Canta

Abstract: The paper presents the experimental results on an aluminum alloy and a silver alloy processed by equal channel angular extrusion in order to refine the grains. Two type of extrusion dies have been used for experimental works: one with fixed walls and the other one with movable walls in order to reduce the friction during extrusion process. The new concept of the die consists in simultaneously pressing of two samples in one entering channel with two opposite exit channels. The channel geometry, friction contact, strain rate, extrusion load and micro structure aspects are presented.

Abstract: The present paper presents experimental results on Al foam produced by powder metallurgy method. Their lightweight property makes them attractive for the cores of structural sandwich panel in products ranging from sport equipment to lightweight building panels. The process of metallic foam manufacture as well as the testing methods used for the characterization of their physical, mechanical and chemical properties will be exposed.

Abstract: The paper presents studies about reducing the sintering temperature of PM High-Speed Steel obtained by water atomization. The powder was characterized to proceed with compaction and sintering at different temperatures between 1140-1220°C in different atmospheres: nitrogen (N2), nitrogen-hydrogen-methane (N2/H2/CH4) and vacuum. It is described the experiment in able to increase hardness by a quenching and tempering heat treatment that was carried out on sintered samples at 1140°C in vacuum atmosphere at 1200°C in N2/H2/CH4.

Abstract: Some of new severe plastic deformation processes as equal channel angular extrusion, and strip shearing are presented as very efficient techniques for grain refinement. Channel geometry, contact friction, strain rate and multi-pass processing versus microstructure and mechanical properties are shown.