Die wall lubricated warm compacting and sintering behaviors of pre-mixed Fe–Ni–Cu–Mo–C powders

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) emulsion was used as die wall lubricant. Die wall lubricating warm compacting and sintering behaviors of pre-mixed Fe–2Ni–2Cu–1Mo–1C powders were studied. Results show that green density and spring back effect of pre-mixed powders all gradually increased as the compacting pressure rose. The green density of pre-mixed powder increased with the rise of compacting temperature and then slightly fell, the maximal green density was obtained at 120–140 °C. The degree of effect of warm compaction conditions on green density in turn from big to small followed as compacting pressure, lubrication, compacting temperature, mixing method and compacting speed. Die wall lubrication in combination with warm compaction effectively increased the compact density of pre-mixed powder. Sintered density of pre-mixed Fe–2Ni–2Cu–1Mo–1C material first increased and then fell as the temperatures went up after compacts were sintered at different temperatures for 50 min, but the trends of sintering dilatation were quite the reverse. Sintered density first reduced and then increased with the going on of sintering time at 1300 °C, but the trends of dimension change after sintering were just the reverse.