What is sintered stainless steel?

06 May.,2024

 

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The stainless steel sintering process typically follows these steps:

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Blending
The sintering process begins by blending the necessary powdered metals into a uniform mixture. Typically, the initial material is an iron-based powder mix, which is combined with different alloying elements depending on the property requirements of the finished product. Blending also involves the addition of a solid lubricant, which serves to reduce friction between the surface of the compaction tool and the powder mass.

Compacting
During the compaction phase, a predetermined amount of the powder mixture is fed into the die cavity before it is compacted with a force up to 45 tons per sq inch. The resulting material has an approximate density of 85% to 95%. After compaction, the “green” part has the desired shape, but not the final dimensions. Because of this, allowances are made to accommodate the shrinkage that occurs during the sintering stage.

Sintering
The last step is sintering. This stage involves placing the “green” part into a furnace at a temperature just below the metal’s melting point. Stainless steel parts are typically exposed to temperatures up to 2350° F. During sintering, the powdered particles fuse together and form a molecular bond, enhancing the part’s mechanical properties.

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Sintered stainless steel is used in systems requiring high corrosion resistance at both ambient temperature and high temperature.

The typical materials used to make sintered stainless steel parts are:

Austenitic stainless steels (300 series). These have the greatest corrosion resistance. The most common ones are grades 304 and 316 for applications subjected to aggressive corrosive conditions, and grade 303 for easy machining. Grade 310 is used as refractory stainless steel. These steels are non-magnetic. Their hardness and mechanical strength can be increased by modifying the sintering conditions, but some corrosion resistance is lost.

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Ferritic stainless steels (400 series). These are magnetic and less corrosion-resistant than austenitic steels. Grade 434 is used for high corrosion resistance. Grade 409 is used for high oxidation resistance at high temperature and good weldability.

Martensitic stainless steels (400 series). These are used when the critical parameter is the hardness. The typical grade is 410 with heat treatment or sinterhardening. It has a very high hardness and is magnetic. It is less corrosion- resistant than ferritic stainless steel.

 

AMES, as a specialist in the manufacturing of sintered stainless steel, has developed the Ames-SSP® process, which enables materials to withstand more than 2,000 hours in a salt spray chamber.

AMES has special equipment for developing, manufacturing and characterizing suitable materials for corrosion resistance: salt spray chamber, high-temperature oxidation tests, cyclic corrosion tests, C and N analysers, metallographic bench with SEM, and high temperature sintering furnaces.

Common applications of sintered stainless steel include the following:

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