TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of addition of a small amount of Zr on the sintering behavior of water atomized 316L stainless steel powder
AU - Nakamura, Hidefumi
AU - Toyoshima, Hisataka
AU - Chiba, Akihiko
AU - Abe, Kouetu
PY - 2010/2
Y1 - 2010/2
N2 - The main objective of the present work is to evaluate the effects of Zr addition on various properties of SUS316L stainless steel powders produced by water-atomization of liquid metals. The results are summarized as follows; 1 ) The sintering density of SUS316L stainless steel powders pre-alloyed with 0.05 mass% of Zr was about 2 percent higher than that of the powder containing no Zr. However, in the powder pre-mixed with 0.05 mass% of Zr, no effect of Zr addition was observed. 2) Mechanical properties were improved by pre-alloying with Zr, but impaired by pre-alloying with Zr. 3) In pre-alloyed powder with 0.05 mass% of Zr, the increase of sintering density to start from 1073 K was observed. The micro-structural observation showed that the neck formation between particles started at 1073 K. The temperature is lower by about 100 K compared with the powder containing no Zr.
AB - The main objective of the present work is to evaluate the effects of Zr addition on various properties of SUS316L stainless steel powders produced by water-atomization of liquid metals. The results are summarized as follows; 1 ) The sintering density of SUS316L stainless steel powders pre-alloyed with 0.05 mass% of Zr was about 2 percent higher than that of the powder containing no Zr. However, in the powder pre-mixed with 0.05 mass% of Zr, no effect of Zr addition was observed. 2) Mechanical properties were improved by pre-alloying with Zr, but impaired by pre-alloying with Zr. 3) In pre-alloyed powder with 0.05 mass% of Zr, the increase of sintering density to start from 1073 K was observed. The micro-structural observation showed that the neck formation between particles started at 1073 K. The temperature is lower by about 100 K compared with the powder containing no Zr.
KW - Corrosion resistance
KW - Metal injection molding
KW - Sintered density
KW - Water atomized powder
KW - Zr
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U2 - 10.2497/jjspm.57.126
DO - 10.2497/jjspm.57.126
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77952273058
SN - 0532-8799
VL - 57
SP - 126
EP - 133
JO - Funtai Oyobi Fummatsu Yakin/Journal of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy
JF - Funtai Oyobi Fummatsu Yakin/Journal of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy
IS - 2
ER -