US4227927A
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Powder metallurgy
Assignee: Dynamet Power Products Inc
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Filing: 1978-04-05
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Granted: 1980-10-14
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Expires: 1998-04-05
Abstract
Abstract A powder metallurgy consolidation process in which the unconsolidated metal powder is placed in a sealable mold; the mold is evacuated and sealed; the mold is placed in an open top container larger than the mold; the space between the mold and container is filled with a free flowing refractory powder, preferably minus twenty mesh powder graphite; and the sealed mold and its contents are heated in the container to metal sintering temperatures without special atmospheres.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert L. Black
- 👤 Mark Somerville
- 👤 Jerome Schwertz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 02:44
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22F; B22F3/00; B22F3/12; B22F3/14; B22F3/15; B22F3/10; B22F2003/1042
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A process for consolidating powder metals comprising the steps for (a) placing unconsolidated powder metal in a sealable glass mold which becomes plastic upon heating, (b) evacuating the atmosphere from the powder filled mold, (c) sealing the mold, (d) placing the mold in an open top refractory container and packing with free flowing refractory powder selected to freely flow at all the temperatures encountered in the process, (e) heating the mold and contents of the mold to a temperature at which sintering of the powder metal takes place and holding at this temperature for a time sufficient to cause substantially complete densification of the powder metal, (f) cooling and removing the mold to recover a dense article, and whereby the glass mold is supported by the free flowing refractory powder as the mold becomes plastic and shrinks in volume as its contents densify.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
A process for consolidating powder metals comprising the steps for (a) placing unconsolidated powder metal in a sealable glass mold which becomes plastic upon heating, (b) evacuating the atmosphere from the powder filled mold, (c) sealing the mold, (d) placing the mold in an open top refractory container and packing with free flowing refractory powder selected to freely flow at all the temperatures encountered in the process, (e) heating the mold and contents of the mold to a temperature at which sintering of the powder metal takes place and holding at this temperature for a time sufficient to cause substantially complete densification of the powder metal, (f) cooling and removing the mold to recover a dense article, and whereby the glass mold is supported by the free flowing refractory powder as the mold becomes plastic and shrinks in volume as its contents densify.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the refractory powder is selected to be substantially nonreactive with the container and mold.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the refractory powder is at least 50 volume percent carbon powder.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process according to claim 1 in which the refractory powder comprises at least 50 volume percent selected from the group comprising powder graphite, coal dust, flake graphite, carbon black and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the refractory container is a clay-graphite crucible.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the refractory container is selected to be substantially nonreactive with the mold.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
109 words
A process for consolidating powder metals comprising the steps for (a) placing the unconsolidated powder metal in a sealable glass mold, (b) evacuating the atmosphere from the powder filled mold, (c) sealing the mold, (d) placing the mold in an open top clay-graphite crucible and packing with a refractory powder comprising at least 50 volume percent carbon minus twenty mesh U.S. Sieve Series powder, (e) heating the mold and contents of the mold to temperatures at which sintering of the powder metal takes place for a time sufficient to cause substantially complete densification of the powder metal, and (f) cooling and removing the mold to recover a dense article.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
109 words
A process for consolidating powder metals comprising the steps for (a) placing the unconsolidated powder metal in a sealable glass mold, (b) evacuating the atmosphere from the powder filled mold, (c) sealing the mold, (d) placing the mold in an open top clay-graphite crucible and packing with a refractory powder comprising at least 50 volume percent carbon minus twenty mesh U.S. Sieve Series powder, (e) heating the mold and contents of the mold to temperatures at which sintering of the powder metal takes place for a time sufficient to cause substantially complete densification of the powder metal, and (f) cooling and removing the mold to recover a dense article.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 7 in which the heating step takes place in an oxidizing atmosphere whereby slight oxidation of the carbon powder causes churning of the refractory powder packing.
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