Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference (한국분말야금학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2006.09a
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- Pages.278-279
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- 2006
Sintering Behaviour of Al-Cu-Mg-Si Blends
- Falticeanu, C.L (Department of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham) ;
- Chang, I.T.H (Department of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham) ;
- Kim, J.S. (Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Birmingham) ;
- Cook, R. (The Aluminium Powder Company Limited)
- Published : 2006.09.24
Abstract
The increasing demand for automotive industries to reduce the weight of the vehicles has led to a growing usage of Al alloy powder metallurgy (P/M) parts. In order to control the sintered microstructure and mechanical properties of the aluminium alloy powder metallurgical (P/M) parts, it is essential to establish a fundamental understanding of the microstructural development during the sintering process. This paper presents a detailed study of the effect of temperature and initial starting materials on the evolution of microstructure during the sintering of Al-Cu-Mg-Si blends for PM.