Study on the impact force and green properties of high-velocity compacted aluminum alloy powder

Abstract

High-velocity compaction (HVC) provides an effective means in the field of powder metallurgy (P/M) to reduce the porosity as well as to ameliorate the mechanical properties of products. In this study, the green density of an aluminum alloy is found to be 2.783 g·cm⁻³. The ejection force for the aluminum alloy is in the range of 23 to 80 kN and the spring back is found to be less than 0.40%. The hardness of the green body is in the range of HRB 30 to 70. The bending strength of the green body is in the range of 6 to 26 MPa, which are higher than that of other aluminum alloys prepared by the traditional compaction method.

Keywords

aluminum alloys / powders / powder metallurgy / compaction / impact / mechanical properties

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