In this work, we introduce mechanistic considerations in nonlinear milling of particulate material. We show that the mobility of the powder can have a significant effect on the breakage frequency. During grinding, the change in particle size leads to changes in the mobility of the powder which in turn alters the breakage rate. The mechanistic modeling, being able to accommodate different respon...

This paper describes the viscoelastic behaviour of sintered steels with porosities of 12, 20 and 33%, using a dynamic mechanical analyser. Test specimens were prepared from premix powders of 100–150 mm size by a process of die compaction, delubrication and sintering. The influences of test temperature and vibrational frequency on storage and loss modulus and tangent delta have been investigated...

The present work addresses the various ingredients required for reliable finite element simulations of cold isostatic pressing (CIP) of metal powders. A plastic constitutive model for finite deformation is presented and implemented into an explicit finite element (FE) code. The FE implementation is verified so that numerical errors (both temporal and spatial errors) are kept under control. Ther...

Yttria-doped zirconia powders" with an extremely small crystallite size (8 nm) and a narrow size distribution have been prepared by gel precipitation methods. Precipitation of an alkoxide solution in water ("alkoxide" synthesis) results in weaker agglomerates when compared with a precipitation of a metal chloride solution in ammonia ("chloride" synthesis). Both types of agglomerate are fracture...

Explosive shock compaction was used to consolidate powders obtained from melt-spun Pr2Fe14B/ –Fe nanocomposite ribbons, to produce fully dense cylindrical compacts of 17–41-mm diameter and 120-mm length. Characterization of the compacts revealed refinement of the nanocomposite structure, with approximately 15 nm uniformly sized grains. The compact produced at a shock pressure of approximately 1...