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POWDER METALLURGY VOL. 3 NO. VOL. 2014 AUTUMN/FALL REVIEW KEYSTONE POWDERED METAL COMPANY HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING HARDMETAL STANDARDS Published by Inovar Communications Ltd ipmd.net PowderMetallurgyReview Feb2014.pdf 1 1/14/14 10:02 AM Publisher & editorial offices Inovar Communications Ltd 2 The Rural Enterprise Centre POWDER Battlefield Enterprise Park Shrewsbury SY1 3FE METALLURGY United Kingdom Editor & Publishing Director REVIEW Paul Whittaker AUTOMOTIVE HEAVY INDUSTRY AEROSPACE Tel: +44 (0)1743 454992 Email: [email protected] Managing Director Nick Williams Tel: +44 (0)1743 454991 THE FUTURE OF PM SOLUTIONS Email: [email protected] Accuracy of contents A classic comeback story Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in In an upbeat presentation at the PM2014 World Congress HAS ARRIVED! this publication, the publisher accepts no responsibility for errors or omissions or in Orlando, Florida, MPIF President Richard Pfingster told for any consequences arising there from. international delegates that the Powder Metallurgy industry’s Inovar Communications Ltd cannot be held recovery since 2010 was “a classic comeback story, in The potential of powder metallurgy responsible for views or claims expressed is only limited by one’s imagination… by contributors or advertisers, which are not which an industry rallies an inner strength rooted in its long necessarily those of the publisher. tradition of entrepreneurial grit.” To that end, from developing new materials Reproduction, storage and usage that lead to property advancements or Single photocopies of articles may be made This sense of optimism, which could be felt in both the PM process eciency, to working with for personal use in accordance with national PM2014 congress sessions and in the exhibition hall, was copyright laws. 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The MPIF’s new Additive Manufacturing for ecient solutions no part of this publication may be reproduced, Powder Metallurgy conference (AMPM), which was held in stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted parallel with the World Congress, was a huge success with using PM technology, in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior the AM sessions filled with delegates keen to learn about the we are committed to permission of the publisher and copyright technology and its opportunities. providing powder owner. metallurgy Submitting news and articles There was also much to celebrate in terms of conventional solutions…serving We welcome contributions from both PM in Orlando, with the annual Design Excellence Awards industry and academia and are always once again demonstrating to the world that PM continues our customers interested to hear about company news, innovative applications for PM, technology to expand the boundaries of what can be achieved with the in every part of developments, research and more. technology (page 85). Keystone Powdered Metal Company’s the world! Please contact Paul Whittaker, Editor Grand Prize winning automotive planetary carrier assembly, Tel: +44 (0)1743 454992 featuring the ground-breaking use of Powder Forged helical And, along the way, Email: [email protected] pinion gears, is a prime example of the PM industry’s be assured we will Subscriptions continuing drive for innovation. In this issue we profile the Powder Metallurgy Review is published on company and report on the development of the award winning continue to invest a quarterly basis. It is available as a free assembly (page 45). in manufacturing electronic publication or as a paid print subscription. The annual subscription charge capacity to support is £85.00 including shipping. Rates in € and Away from conventional PM, we also report on award industry growth globally US$ are available on application. winning Hot Isostatically Pressed parts as announced in the HIP Parts of Excellence competition at the HIP’14 while providing design, Advertising opportunities Contact Jon Craxford, Advertising Director, conference in Stockholm this June (page 55), and in a return process, and material system to discuss how we can help promote your to the important subject of PM standards, we review the education wherever it is needed. products and brand, both online and in print. development and challenges of standards in the hardmetals Tel: +44 (0) 207 1939 749 industry (page 69). Fax: +44 (0) 1743 469 909 Email: [email protected] Paul Whittaker Design and production Editor, Powder Metallurgy Review Inovar Communications Ltd. ENGINEERING THAT MOVES THE WORLD ISSN 2050-9693 (Print edition) ISSN 2050-9707 (Online edition) © 2014 Inovar Communications Ltd. Cover image Planetary carrier assembly from Keystone Powdered Metal Company containing Powder ipmd.net Forged helical pinion gears © 2014 Hoeganaes Corporation © 2014 Inovar Communications Ltd Autumn / Fall 2014 Powder Metallurgy Review 1 Heat Treat Knowledge Autumn / Fall 2014 POWDER METALLURGY REVIEW Choose the best in sintering 24 45 58 69 87 Critical Process Parameters in MIM Sintering Furnaces in this issue The accuracy of dimensional tolerances of sintered 45 Keystone Powdered Metal Company: 79 PM2014 World Congress: Global PM MIM parts is limited, especially in the case of larger Pioneering the Powder Forging of industry sustains growth momentum geometries. One reason is green density fluctuations automotive helical pinion gears Powder Metallurgy Review reports on the three introduced during high-pressure injection molding Keystone Powdered Metal Company was awarded presentations in the ‘Global Trends’ plenary leads to inhomogeneous shrinkage behavior at Ipsen’s TITAN DS furnace is a MPIF Grand Prize for its automotive planetary session at the PM2014 World Congress held in elevated sintering temperatures. Another reason is now available in a smaller carrier assembly at the recent PM2014 World Orlando, May 18-22. large temperature gradients in the furnace hot zone size, specially designed for Congress. The assembly utilises Powder Forged cause geometrical distortions, even in part areas with titanium and other high alloy helical pinion gears in what is an industry first. 85 MPIF PM Design Excellence Awards 2014: rather homogenous density distributions. materials. Paul Whittaker, Editor of PM Review, reports on Innovations drive new applications the long history of innovation at Keystone and the The annual Metal Powder Industry Federation’s • High temperature development of its helical pinion gears. By examining different factors for determining (MPIF) Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence unwanted temperature gradients in MIM vacuum capabilities up to 3,000 °F Awards provide a showcase for the PM 55 HIP’14: Highlights from the 11th International furnaces, we are able to evaluate the process (1,640 °C) community, demonstrating the latest design and Conference on Hot Isostatic Pressing parameters and present possible improvements by • All-metal or graphite hot manufacturing developments that enable PM to th utilizing tight control and accurate design of heating zones are available HIP’14, the 11 International Conference on Hot move into new markets. Isostatic Pressing, took place in Stockholm, elements and hot zones, as well as advanced process • 18” x 18” x 24” (457 mm x Sweden, from June 9-13. Dr Stephen Mashl, gas management systems, for commercial use in large 457 mm x 610 mm) work Chairman of the International HIP Committee series production environments. zone (IHC), reports on highlights from the event including winners of the HIP Parts of Excellence Find out about critical process parameters for MIM competition. regular features *Ipsen also offers debinding and sintering heat treatment furnaces, testing results and sintering furnaces in a variety of 5 Industry news more by visiting the link below. larger sizes. 69 PM Standards: Hardmetals for cutting applications, wear parts and structural 88 Advertisers’ index applications 88 Events guide In our second report on PM standards, Dr Bryan Roebuck and Eric Bennett from the UK’s National Visit IpsenUSA.com/Critical-Process-Parameters Physical Laboratory focus on the importance of to view the full technical presentation. standards in the hardmetals industry. © 2014 Inovar Communications Ltd Autumn / Fall 2014 Powder Metallurgy Review 3 Pub_RTMP_D2100_Mise en page 1 2014-07-15 15:35 Page1 | contents page | news | events | advertisers’ index | email | | contents page | news | events | advertisers’ index | email | Industry News From Ore ToPowder, industry news To Meet Your To submit news for inclusion in Powder Metallurgy Review contact Paul Whittaker [email protected] Requirements! Metaldyne and Stackpole Sandvik plans joint venture enter into Joint Technical with China’s Zhuzhou Agreement Cemented Carbide Group Metaldyne, LLC and Stackpole International, Engineered Sweden’s Sandvik AB has announced the signing of a Products Division, have agreed to share technology under letter of intent with Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., a technical agreement to allow both companies to expand Ltd, China, to form a joint venture for strategic coopera- Fe their product offerings in line with engine fuel efficiency tion. Under the agreement the two companies