Die Compaction of Low Oxygen Titanium Powder Produced by Gas Atomization

Masatomo Kamada, Setsuo Takaki, Youichi Tokunaga, Yasuyuki Ikeda, Hiroaki Shiraishi

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    Abstract

    Die Compactibility and strength of green compact were investigated for low oxygen titanium powder produced by means of induction drip gas atomization, and a technic to improve the green strength and repressing compactibility of the pre-sintered compacts were also examined. Although the atomized titanium powder has good die compactibility owing to its high apparent density (55% in relative density), the green strength is not so high because the powder is spherical in shape. Therefore, the compacts pressed at low pressure have to be handled carefully. Addition of hydrided-dehydrided titanium powder (HDH powder) is quite effective in strengthening the green compacts, because of increase in contact area at powder/powder interface and an anchor effect by attachment of the HDH powder among large atomized powders. Repressing compactibility of pre-sintered compacts produced from the mixture of the atomized titanium and HDH powders is also excellent. For example, the porosity decreases to less than 6.5% through 785MPa repressing process. High density titanium parts with correctly controlled dimension, therefore, can be producted by repressresinter P/M process.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)405-409
    Number of pages5
    JournalJournal of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy
    Volume40
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1993

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
    • Metals and Alloys
    • Materials Chemistry

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