Dilatometry Coupled with Mass Spectrometry as Instrument for Process Control in Sintering of Powder Metallurgy Steels

Abstract:

The production of ferrous powder metallurgical parts by the press-and-sinter route becomes more and more attractive. Today, parts are produced for loading requirements that until now only could be fulfilled by conventional produced steel components. The high mechanical properties that must be attained require the use of alloying elements so far not common in powder metallurgy because of their high affinity for oxygen. The sintering of chromium containing steels is a challenge for the whole production process, because the reduction of the surface oxides is critical for successful sintering.Dilatometry can be a useful instrument to control the sintering behaviour of the materials, especially the combination with mass spectrometry allows analysing the very complex sintering process and simultaneously monitoring the solid-gas reactions. This work shows that the sintering atmosphere plays a major role in the entire process. Degassing and deoxidation processes during sintering are demonstrated for different alloying systems (Fe, Fe-C, Fe-Mo-C, Fe-Cr-Mo-C). Dilatometry coupled with MS is shown to be a very good instrument for process control of the sintering process. The generated analytical data can be related to the mechanical properties of the sintered steels if the size of the specimen is large enough.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 835)
• Pages: 106-115
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.835.106
• Online since: January 2016
• Authors: Christian Gierl-Mayer*, Herbert Danninger
• Keywords: Sintered Steels, Sintering Behaviour, Thermal Analysis

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