Energy Consumption Analysis of Sintering Temperature Optimization of Pure Aluminum Powder Metal Compacts Sintered by Using The UHFIS

Year 2017, Volume: 9 Issue: 3, 174 - 185, 26.12.2017

Mehmet Taştan , Hayrettin Gökozan , Pınar Sarı Çavdar Gürkan Soy , Uğur Çavdar

https://doi.org/10.29137/umagd.348072

Cited By: 1

Abstract

In
this study, pure aluminum (Al) powder metal (PM) compacts are sintered
conventional or induction systems. PM compacts are sintered by furnace at 600 °C
in 60 minutes in the conventional sintering process. In the other process, PM
compacts are sintered by induction system at seven different sintering
temperatures from 550°C to 610°C
in 4 minutes. 2.8 kW, 900 kHz ultra-high frequency induction system (UHFIS)
used for heating application of induction sintering process. Densities and
hardness values are investigated for both processes. During these sintering
processes, all energy consumption results are measured and calculated, than
compared with each other. The effects of the sintering time increase in the
induction sintering process on energy cost have been analyzed. Optimum
sintering temperature of the induction sintering process is determined. It has
been seen that the cheaper energy cost is obtained by the induction system for
sintering application.

Keywords

Aluminum, PM, Induction, Energy cost

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