US3653884A - Process for the continuous production of a strip from powdered metal - Google Patents
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- US3653884A US3653884A US807101A US3653884DA US3653884A US 3653884 A US3653884 A US 3653884A US 807101 A US807101 A US 807101A US 3653884D A US3653884D A US 3653884DA US 3653884 A US3653884 A US 3653884A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
- B22F3/00—Manufacture of workpieces or articles from metallic powder characterised by the manner of compacting or sintering; Apparatus specially adapted therefor ; Presses and furnaces
- B22F3/18—Manufacture of workpieces or articles from metallic powder characterised by the manner of compacting or sintering; Apparatus specially adapted therefor ; Presses and furnaces by using pressure rollers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
- B22F1/00—Metallic powder; Treatment of metallic powder, e.g. to facilitate working or to improve properties
- B22F1/10—Metallic powder containing lubricating or binding agents; Metallic powder containing organic material
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
- B22F5/00—Manufacture of workpieces or articles from metallic powder characterised by the special shape of the product
- B22F5/006—Manufacture of workpieces or articles from metallic powder characterised by the special shape of the product of flat products, e.g. sheets
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
- B22F7/00—Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting wherein at least one part is obtained by sintering or compression
- B22F7/02—Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting wherein at least one part is obtained by sintering or compression of composite layers
- B22F7/04—Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting wherein at least one part is obtained by sintering or compression of composite layers with one or more layers not made from powder, e.g. made from solid metal
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
- B22F2998/00—Supplementary information concerning processes or compositions relating to powder metallurgy
- B22F2998/10—Processes characterised by the sequence of their steps
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- This invention relates to a process for the production of metal strip from powdered metal which is particularly, but not exclusively, applicable to the production of steel strip.
- This process basically comprises the steps of forming a slurry comprising a suspension of a metal powder in a binder composition, depositing on a support surface, such as a metal band or drum, a coating of the slurry to form, after any necessary drying, a self-supporting metal powder/binder strip, removing the strip from the support surface and rolling it to effect compaction and thereafter sintering the compacted strip in a reducing atmosphere at a temperature below the melting point of the metal.
- a support surface such as a metal band or drum
- Water-based binder compositions are preferred for a variety of reasons including economy and absence of fire hazard and film-forming cellulose derivatives have been found to generally meet the requirements of suitable film-forming materials for formulation of the binder compositions.
- the metal powder/binder strip obtained by deposition and drying of the slurry should possess sufficient strength and flexibility to withstand mechanical handling before the first compaction step in which the metal particles are cold-welded and inter-locked.
- the preferred binders are film-forming, watersoluble cellulose ethers, particularly those containing methyl groups, e.g. methyl cellulose, since metal powder/binder strip of good strength and flexibility can be formed from binder compositions based on these cellulose ethers.
- a process for the production of strip from powdered metal which comprises depositing on a support surface a coating of a slurry comprising a suspension of powdered metal in a binder composition containing a hygroscopic substance, drying the coating on the support surface, rolling the dried coating to effect compaction and sintering the compacted coating at a temperature below the melting point of the metal.
- the process is generally carried out by application of the slurry of powdered metal and binder to a moving belt or drum, for example by roller coating.
- the metal powder/binder strip is removed from the belt or drum, compacted by rolling and then subjected to a first sintering step.
- the hygroscopic substance is conveniently added to the binder composition prior to dispersing the powdered metal therein.
- the binder composition may be added to the water before or after the addition of the cellulose derivative.
- the powdered metal is then stirred into the resultant binder composition.
- the hygroscopic substance should, of course. be compatible with the binder.
- the hygroscopic substance is a water-soluble polyhydroxy compound such as glycerol, low molecular weight polyalkylene glycols, e.g. trimethylene glycol, polyhydric alcohols, e.g. sorbitol, mannitol, and sugars, e.g. invert sugar, Inorganic hygroscopic material may also be used, e.g. calcium chloride.
- the hygroscopic substance is preferably present in an amount of up to 1 percent by weight of the suspension. It is found that if substantially larger proportions of hygroscopic substance are employed, too much water tends to be retained in the cellulose derivative during the slurry drying and this causes difficulties in the subsequent processing steps.
- a self-supporting strip is produced in the manner described in our above co-pending application and the subsequent steps of the process are carried out in the manner described in that application.
- An aqueous methyl cellulose solution was formed by dissolving 0.6 parts by weight of methyl cellulose in 30 parts by weight of water.
- 0.1 parts by weight of the sodium salt of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and 0.1 parts by weight of a polyoxylated polyalkylene glycol sold under the Trade Mark Supronic were incorporated in the methyl cellulose solution, the former additive being a corrosion inhibitor and the latter a surface-active agent.
- a series of binder compositions were prepared by dissolving various quantities of glycerol in samples of the methyl cellulose solution.
- test strips were then made by the following steps:
- Hoganas iron powder is made by the direct reduction of high grade magnetic ore.
- the powder particles are irregular in shape and compact well to give good green" strength.
- the powder contains certain impurities especially silica, discrete particles of oxides and surface oxides and these impurities do tend to have a deleterious effect on the mechanical properties of strip made from Hoganas powder.
- Makin iron powder is made from molten high grade pig iron or scrap by water atomisation, followed by crushing and heat treatment. This gives an iron powder which is feathery and ragged in shape. The powder tends to be a little more pure than Hoganas powder.
- Sintrex powder is produced by the electrolytic deposition of iron. The powder is dendritic in shape and of high purity which gives excellent green strength and sintered properties. It is, however, rather more expensive than Hoganas or Makin powders.
- the effect of the presence of the glycerol is to produce a significant improvement in the ultimate tensile strength of the finished strip and more important this is accompanied by a substantial improvement in the percentage elongation of the final strip, this demonstrating greatly improved ductility.
- Glycerol and the other organic hygroscopic substances mentioned above are preferably used in the practice of the present invention because their use results in the development of improved mechanical properties in the final strip as demonstrated b the above tests.
- thermogelling property An important feature of solutions of certain cellulose ethers (e.g. methyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose) is their thermogelling property.
- a slurry containing a solution of methyl cellulose is heated to above approximately 50 C., thermogelling occurs which prevents settling out of the metal powders.
- thermogelling occurs which prevents settling out of the metal powders.
- slurry drying above the gel temperature results in more flexible dried metal powder/binder strip because of the homogenous distribution of the metal powder.
- a process for the continuous production of a strip from powdered metal which. comprises:
- a coating of a slurry comprising a suspension of powdered metal in a binder composition containing a film-forming cellulose derivative as the binder, and a hygroscopic substance compatible with said binder, said hygroscopic substance selected from the group consisting of low molecular weight polyalkylene glycols, polyhydric alcohols, sugars, and calcium chloride,
- non-ionic surface-active agent is a polyoxyalkylene glycol.
Abstract
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Claims (6)
- 2. The process of claim 1 in which the cellulose derivative is a cellulose ether containing methyl groups.
- 3. The process of claim 1 in which the polyhydric alcohol is glycerol.
- 4. The process of claim 1 in which the hygroscopic substance is present in the binder composition in an amount of up to 1 percent by weight of the slurry.
- 5. The process of claim 1 in which the slurry includes a non-ionic surface-active agent.
- 6. A process according to claim 5 in which the non-ionic surface-active agent is a polyoxyalkylene glycol.
- 7. The process of claim 1, wherein the slurry further contains a salt of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, said salt serving as a corrosion inhibitor.
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AT (1) | AT290864B (en) |
BE (1) | BE729811A (en) |
ES (1) | ES364747A1 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2003864A1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB1257032A (en) |
LU (1) | LU58200A1 (en) |
NL (1) | NL6903838A (en) |
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US4592780A (en) * | 1984-04-07 | 1986-06-03 | Mixalloy Limited | Production of flat products in strip sheet or like form |
US4596691A (en) * | 1984-09-20 | 1986-06-24 | Gte Products Corporation | Process for forming a laminated strip containing a brazing alloy |
US4602954A (en) * | 1984-04-07 | 1986-07-29 | Mixalloy Limited | Metal strip |
US4617054A (en) * | 1984-08-10 | 1986-10-14 | Mixalloy Limited | Production of metal strip |
US4772322A (en) * | 1986-05-20 | 1988-09-20 | John Bellis | Production of flat products from particulate material |
US5011654A (en) * | 1989-07-29 | 1991-04-30 | Roy Mathers | Production of flat products |
US20030231973A1 (en) * | 2002-06-12 | 2003-12-18 | The University Of Chicago | Compositionally graded metallic plates for planar solid oxide fuel cells |
US20050044988A1 (en) * | 2003-09-03 | 2005-03-03 | Apex Advanced Technologies, Llc | Composition for powder metallurgy |
EP3075467A4 (en) * | 2013-11-28 | 2017-08-02 | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Clay-like composition for noble metal sintered compact |
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US3115698A (en) * | 1960-02-29 | 1963-12-31 | Gen Electric | Casting metal powders |
US3335000A (en) * | 1965-10-04 | 1967-08-08 | Texas Instruments Inc | Manufacture of metal foil |
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US3115698A (en) * | 1960-02-29 | 1963-12-31 | Gen Electric | Casting metal powders |
US3335000A (en) * | 1965-10-04 | 1967-08-08 | Texas Instruments Inc | Manufacture of metal foil |
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US4592780A (en) * | 1984-04-07 | 1986-06-03 | Mixalloy Limited | Production of flat products in strip sheet or like form |
US4602954A (en) * | 1984-04-07 | 1986-07-29 | Mixalloy Limited | Metal strip |
US4617054A (en) * | 1984-08-10 | 1986-10-14 | Mixalloy Limited | Production of metal strip |
US4596691A (en) * | 1984-09-20 | 1986-06-24 | Gte Products Corporation | Process for forming a laminated strip containing a brazing alloy |
US4772322A (en) * | 1986-05-20 | 1988-09-20 | John Bellis | Production of flat products from particulate material |
US5011654A (en) * | 1989-07-29 | 1991-04-30 | Roy Mathers | Production of flat products |
US20030231973A1 (en) * | 2002-06-12 | 2003-12-18 | The University Of Chicago | Compositionally graded metallic plates for planar solid oxide fuel cells |
US6843960B2 (en) * | 2002-06-12 | 2005-01-18 | The University Of Chicago | Compositionally graded metallic plates for planar solid oxide fuel cells |
US20050044988A1 (en) * | 2003-09-03 | 2005-03-03 | Apex Advanced Technologies, Llc | Composition for powder metallurgy |
US7192464B2 (en) | 2003-09-03 | 2007-03-20 | Apex Advanced Technologies, Llc | Composition for powder metallurgy |
EP3075467A4 (en) * | 2013-11-28 | 2017-08-02 | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Clay-like composition for noble metal sintered compact |
EP3075468A4 (en) * | 2013-11-28 | 2017-08-02 | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Clay-like molded body for forming noble metal sintered compact |
US10239121B2 (en) | 2013-11-28 | 2019-03-26 | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Clay-like composition for sintered precious metal body |
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AT290864B (en) | 1971-06-25 |
FR2003864A1 (en) | 1969-11-14 |
LU58200A1 (en) | 1969-07-10 |
DE1912301A1 (en) | 1969-10-09 |
GB1257032A (en) | 1971-12-15 |
BE729811A (en) | 1969-08-18 |
SE335904B (en) | 1971-06-14 |
NL6903838A (en) | 1969-09-16 |
ES364747A1 (en) | 1970-12-16 |
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Owner name: MIXALLOY LTD, ANTELOPE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, , Free format text: ASSIGNS THE ENTIRE INTEREST, SUBJECT TO LICENSE AND CONDITIONS RECITED;ASSIGNOR:BRITISH STEEL CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:004146/0326 Effective date: 19830207 Owner name: BRITISH STEEL CORPORATION, 33 GROSVENOR PLACE LOND Free format text: ASSIGNOR AGREED TO TRANSFER THE ENTIRE INTEREST UNDER SAID PATENTS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS RECITED;ASSIGNOR:BRITISH IRON AND STEEL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, THE;REEL/FRAME:004146/0331 Effective date: 19790330 Owner name: MIXALLOY LTD, ANTELOPE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, RHYDYMWY Free format text: ASSIGNS THE ENTIRE INTEREST, SUBJECT TO LICENSE AND CONDITIONS RECITED;ASSIGNOR:BRITISH STEEL CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:004146/0326 Effective date: 19830207 Owner name: BRITISH STEEL CORPORATION, 33 GROSVENOR PLACE, LON Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:BRITISH IRON AND STEEL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, THE;REEL/FRAME:004146/0319 Effective date: 19811008 |