Effects of copper content on the shell characteristics of hollow steel spheres manufactured using an advanced powder metallurgy technique
来源期刊：International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials2016年第4期
论文作者：Hamid Sazegaran Ali-Reza Kiani-Rashid Jalil Vahdati Khaki
文章页码：434 - 441
摘 要：Metallic hollow spheres are used as base materials in the manufacture of hollow sphere structures and metallic foams. In this study, steel hollow spheres were successfully manufactured using an advanced powder metallurgy technique. The spheres’ shells were characterized by optical microscopy in conjunction with microstructural image analysis software, scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy（EDX）, and X-ray diffraction（XRD）. The microscopic evaluations revealed that the shells consist of sintered iron powder, sintered copper powder, sodium silicate, and porosity regions. In addition, the effects of copper content on various parameters such as shell defects, microcracks, thickness, and porosities were investigated. The results indicated that increasing the copper content results in decreases in the surface fraction of shell porosities and the number of microcracks and an increase in shell thickness.
Hamid Sazegaran，Ali-Reza Kiani-Rashid，Jalil Vahdati Khaki
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
摘 要：Metallic hollow spheres are used as base materials in the manufacture of hollow sphere structures and metallic foams. In this study, steel hollow spheres were successfully manufactured using an advanced powder metallurgy technique. The spheres’ shells were characterized by optical microscopy in conjunction with microstructural image analysis software, scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy（EDX）, and X-ray diffraction（XRD）. The microscopic evaluations revealed that the shells consist of sintered iron powder, sintered copper powder, sodium silicate, and porosity regions. In addition, the effects of copper content on various parameters such as shell defects, microcracks, thickness, and porosities were investigated. The results indicated that increasing the copper content results in decreases in the surface fraction of shell porosities and the number of microcracks and an increase in shell thickness.
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