A computer model for relating powder density to composition, employing simulations of dense random packings of monosized and bimodal spherical particles

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 277-282

  Smith, L N ^a   Midha, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Packing of monosized and bimodal spheres; Powder metallurgy; Simulation of powder density

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BRONZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FRICTION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXTURES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SPHERES;

FRACTIONAL DENSITY; RANDOM DENSE PACKINGS;

POWDER METALLURGY;

EID: 0031558860     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(97)00181-7     Document Type: Article

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