The effect of copper and antimony on the mechanical properties of pewter alloys made by conventional and microwave powder sintering

Mohamed Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus and Gabbitas, Brian Leslie and Zhang, Deliang (2009) The effect of copper and antimony on the mechanical properties of pewter alloys made by conventional and microwave powder sintering. In: 4th International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials, Minerals & Environment and 2nd Asian Symposium On Materials & Processing (RAMM & ASMP 2009), 1-3 June 2009, Penang, Malaysia.

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Abstract

Three different compositions of pewter alloy made using tin, copper and antimony powders were sintered using microwave and conventional sintering. The effect on mechanical properties from green density, sintering method and the weight percentage of copper and antimony added to the tin alloy were examined. Samples were compacted using two different compaction loads (30kN and 40kN) and then sintered at 220°C for both sintering methods. Samples in the conventional furnace were sintered for 120 minutes while samples in the microwave furnace were sintered for 30 minutes. Those samples with a higher green density resulted in higher sintered density, hardness and tensile strength for both sintering methods. Increasing the copper and antimony content resulted in higher hardness and higher tensile strength but lower toughness. Microwave sintering produced samples with improved mechanical properties after a much shorter sintering time compared with those samples which were conventionally sintered.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Full Paper)
Additional Information:	5202/12582 (ISBN:978-983-3986-56-9)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Microwave sintering, Conventional sintering, Pewter Alloy, Mechanical properties
Subjects:	T Technology > TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy > TN600 Metallurgy T Technology > TS Manufactures
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr. Tasnim Firdaus Ariff
Date Deposited:	20 Sep 2013 09:58
Last Modified:	20 Sep 2013 09:58
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/12582

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