Study Of The Effect Of Sintering Parameters On Characteristics Of W-Bronze Composites Prepared Via Different Densification Techniques

W-bronze composites are very promising MMC material. It has high potential in military and industrial applications and it can replace lead in different fields where the density is of main consideration. In this study, since tungsten metal and bronze alloy are almost completely immiscible in bo...

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Main Author: Mohammed, Kahtan S.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
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description W-bronze composites are very promising MMC material. It has high potential in military and industrial applications and it can replace lead in different fields where the density is of main consideration. In this study, since tungsten metal and bronze alloy are almost completely immiscible in both solid and liquid phases, different approaches and techniques were utilized to attain highly dense and homogenously structured composites. Super-solidus liquid phase sintering with 2 to 3 wt.% Fe additions improved the hardness by two folds and the sintered density by 5 % to 10%. Mechanical alloying of the W, Cu and Sn powder precursors by two-step process yielded composite particles of W impregnated in Cu-Sn matrix. The outcome after sintering was a composite of 85 to 95% of their theoretical density with excellent corrosion and wear resistance properties. By the implementation of a proposed new shell-on-core densification technique, composites of different compositions with 95-99% of their theoretical density were attained. The different W-bronze composite materials produced, were subjected to different laboratory testing and examinations to assess their microstructural, fractural, mechanical, chemical and physical properties.
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spelling usm-429702019-04-12T05:26:58Z http://eprints.usm.my/42970/ Study Of The Effect Of Sintering Parameters On Characteristics Of W-Bronze Composites Prepared Via Different Densification Techniques Mohammed, Kahtan S. TK1-9971 Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering W-bronze composites are very promising MMC material. It has high potential in military and industrial applications and it can replace lead in different fields where the density is of main consideration. In this study, since tungsten metal and bronze alloy are almost completely immiscible in both solid and liquid phases, different approaches and techniques were utilized to attain highly dense and homogenously structured composites. Super-solidus liquid phase sintering with 2 to 3 wt.% Fe additions improved the hardness by two folds and the sintered density by 5 % to 10%. Mechanical alloying of the W, Cu and Sn powder precursors by two-step process yielded composite particles of W impregnated in Cu-Sn matrix. The outcome after sintering was a composite of 85 to 95% of their theoretical density with excellent corrosion and wear resistance properties. By the implementation of a proposed new shell-on-core densification technique, composites of different compositions with 95-99% of their theoretical density were attained. The different W-bronze composite materials produced, were subjected to different laboratory testing and examinations to assess their microstructural, fractural, mechanical, chemical and physical properties. 2010 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/42970/1/Kahtan_S._Mohammed24.pdf Mohammed, Kahtan S. (2010) Study Of The Effect Of Sintering Parameters On Characteristics Of W-Bronze Composites Prepared Via Different Densification Techniques. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
spellingShingle TK1-9971 Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
Mohammed, Kahtan S.
Study Of The Effect Of Sintering Parameters On Characteristics Of W-Bronze Composites Prepared Via Different Densification Techniques
title Study Of The Effect Of Sintering Parameters On Characteristics Of W-Bronze Composites Prepared Via Different Densification Techniques
title_full Study Of The Effect Of Sintering Parameters On Characteristics Of W-Bronze Composites Prepared Via Different Densification Techniques
title_fullStr Study Of The Effect Of Sintering Parameters On Characteristics Of W-Bronze Composites Prepared Via Different Densification Techniques
title_full_unstemmed Study Of The Effect Of Sintering Parameters On Characteristics Of W-Bronze Composites Prepared Via Different Densification Techniques
title_short Study Of The Effect Of Sintering Parameters On Characteristics Of W-Bronze Composites Prepared Via Different Densification Techniques
title_sort study of the effect of sintering parameters on characteristics of w-bronze composites prepared via different densification techniques
topic TK1-9971 Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
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http://eprints.usm.my/42970/1/Kahtan_S._Mohammed24.pdf