Iron-based powder composition for use in powder metallurgy, process for its production and process for producing iron-base sintered material

• Main Authors: FURUKIMI; OSAMU, TAKAJO; SHIGEAKI, YANO; KOJI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.05.1994
• Edition: 5
• Subjects: ALLOYS; CASTING; CHEMISTRY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; METALLURGY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POWDER METALLURGY; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS; WORKING METALLIC POWDER

Improved iron-base powder composition for use in powder metallurgy comprising an iron-base powder to the surfaces of the particles of which either an Fe-Ni powder alloy containing 5-70 wt % Ni or an Fe-Mo alloy powder containing 20-70 wt % Mo or both alloy powders is adhered means of a binder or binders. This iron-base powder composition can be obtained by a process in which either an Fe-Ni alloy powder containing 5-70 wt % Ni or an Fe-Mo alloy powder containing 20-70 wt % Mo or both alloy powders is adhered by thermally melting a binder. The thus obtained iron-base powder composition can be shaped and sintered to produce an iron-base sintered material. The iron-base powder composition is suitable for use in the powder metallurgical manufacture of iron-base sintered parts that require high density, high strength, toughness, wear resistance and good dimensional change stability.