摘要:
A process for producing a Cu-infiltrated sintered Fe-base material without requiring a separate Cu infiltration step is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of preparing two powder mixes, one having a predetermined composition with a powder of infiltrating material containing Cu powder or Cu alloy powder as the primary component, and the other having a predetermined composition without said powder of infiltrating material; pressing the two powder mixes into a compact having said powder of infiltrating material present locally; and sintering the compact under ordinary conditions so as to cause the infiltrant to penetrate into the infiltrant-free area simultaneously with the sintering.Also disclosed is a two-layer valve seat produced by this process. One layer of the valve seat accounts for the principal part of the seat and is made of an Fe-base sintered material containing Cu or Cu alloy as an infiltrant, and the other layer provides a layer to contact the valve and is infiltrated with Cu through pores during the sintering.
摘要:
A sintered article of a titanium alloy is produced by powder metallurgy techniques, the alloy having uniform structure, and improved mechanical properties, machinability and weldability. The process comprises; partially sintering a powder mixture of (a) at least one selected from the group consisting of powdered titanium and titanium hydride having a particle size of minus 60 mesh and (b) at least one powdered additive selected from the group consisting of powdered Ni, Al, Cu, Sn, Pd, Co, Fe, Cr, Mn, and Si having a particle size of minus 60 mesh, to partially alloy the titanium with one or more additives employed; after furnace cooling the partially sintered mass to room temperature, pulverizing it to powder of minus 60 mesh in particle size to prepare mother alloy powder; mixing (a) the mother alloy powder having a particle size of minus 60 mesh, (b) at least one selected from the group consisting of powdered titanium and titanium hydride having a particle size of minus 60 mesh, and (c), if necessary, at least one additional element selected from the group consisting of powdered V, Mo, Zr and Al-V alloy, which are added for the purpose of avoiding excess formation of a liquid phase during the subsequent sintering; compacting the thus formed powder mixture into a compact having a predetermined shape; and sintering the compact at a temperature ranging from 1000.degree.C to 1500.degree.C in a non-oxidizing and non-nitriding atmosphere for from 30 minutes to 2 hours.