Strain hardening behaviour in sintered Fe-0.8%C-1.0%Si-0.8%Cu powder metallurgy preform during cold upsetting

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 223, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1567-1574

  Rajeshkannan, A ^a   Narayan, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Applied stresses; Cold upsetting; Densification; Strain; Strain hardening

Indexed keywords

APPLIED STRESS; COLD UPSETTING; COMPRESSIVE LOADING; DENSIFICATION STRAIN; ELECTRIC MUFFLE FURNACES; FREE SURFACES; HIGH RESISTANCE; HYDRAULIC PRESS; POWDER PREFORMS; SINTERED COMPACTS; STRAIN-HARDENING EXPONENT; THEORETICAL DENSITY;

ASPECT RATIO; DEFORMATION; GRAPHITE; METALLURGY; PREFORMING; SINTERING; STRAIN HARDENING;

PLASTICITY;

EID: 72449171509     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM1587     Document Type: Article

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