Abstract:
A powder metallurgy produced wear resistant magnetic pole piece for use as a pickup head with magnetic playback tapes is provided made of a magnetically soft ferrous alloy containing effective amounts of silicon and aluminum. A powder of the alloy is oxidized to provide a thin oxide on the particles thereof. The powder is then hot pressed in vacuum at an elevated temperature into a dense sintered body. The presence of oxide in the grain boundaries confers wear resistant properties to the alloy. An oxygen content of about 3,400 to 4,400 ppm is preferred.
Abstract:
A POWDER METALLURGY PRODUCED WEAR RESISTANT MAGNETIC POLE PIECE FOR USE AS A PICKUP HEAD WITH MAGNETIC PLAYBACK TAPES IS PROVIDED MADE FOR A MAGNETICALLY SOFT FERROUS ALLOY CONTAINING EFFECTIVE AMOUNTS OF SULICON AND ALUMINUM. A POWDER OF THE ALLOY IS OXIDIZED TO PROVIDE A THIN OXIDE ON THE PARTICLE THEREOF. THE POWDER IS THEN HOT PRESSED IN VACUUM AT AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE INTOS DENSE SINERED BODY. THE PRESENCE OF OXIDE OF OXIDE IN THE GRAIN BOUNDRIES CONFERS WEAR RESISTANT PROPERTIES TO THE ALLOY AN OXYGEN CONTENT OF ABOUT 3400 TO 4400 P.P.M. IS PREFERRED.