US2291734A - Porous metal - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
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- C22C33/00—Making ferrous alloys
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- C22C33/0207—Using a mixture of prealloyed powders or a master alloy
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- Another object of the invention is to use iron and cobalt, iron and nickel, nickel and cobalt and/or combinationsthereof etc., together with phosphorus in quantities commensurate with the degree of brittleness permissible inthe finished article.
- Still another object of the invention is to add phosphorus to the mixture of themetals in the form of ferro-phosphorus, wherein the percentage of phosphorus in the ferro-phosphor'us is. preferably above 10.2%.
- each case the metals form solid solutions throughout their entire range of compositions.
- each of the metals mentioned form binary eutectics withthe non-metal phosphorus, s'uch binary eutectics being disclosed in the aforementioned application Serial No. 344,132.
- ternary low melting alloy constituent which ternary alloy may be used as a bonding agent and thus iron and nickel for example, in the powdered form, can be bonded together into a strong article by means of the low melting ternary alloy constituent without approaching the melting point of either of the metals.
- the sintering temperature employed in the formation of articles of this type should be be tween the melting point of the lowest melting constituent and the meltingpoint of the lowest melting metal.
- the eutectic is the low melting constituent and causes particles of the two metals to be bonded together without causing either of the metals to passinto the liquid phase.
- Specific sintering temperatures for mixtures of the various metals are preferably as follows: For iron and nickel with phosphorus 2000 F. For iron and cobalt with phosphorus 2000 F. For cobalt and nickel with phosphorus 2000" F.
- the mixture of metal powders and phosphorus carrier is heated under suitable nonoxidizing conditions for a time of from 10 minutes to an hour and then cooled under suitable nonoxidizing conditions.
- the period of sintering controls the degree of diffusion of the alloying ingredients which may vary from particles of iron and another metal, for example, bonded by means of a low melting constituent. or, when the sintering is carried out over a sufilcient period of time, to cause more complete diffusion, to a more homogeneous alloy of iron, phosphorus and the other metal.
- the-steps comprising adding to the mixture of the metals phosphorus in quan-.
- a method of making highly porous ferrous articles from a mixture of iron with another metal when the iron and said other metal are soluble in each otherin all proportions in the solid state and which form phosphides comprising adding to the mixture of iron and the other metal phosphorus, heating the metal powders with the phosphorus therein to a temperature exceeding the melting point of the lowest melting constituent but below the melting point of iron or the other metal under suitable conditions and for a time sufficient to cause the formation of a. eutectic mixture which bonds adjacent metal particles together into a porous article.
- a new article of manufacture consisting of a highly porous article including phosphorus, iron, another metal which is soluble therein in any and all proportions in the solid state which iron and other metal form phosphides, said article being formed by sintering a non-compacted mixture of the components at a temperature below the melting point of any of th metals.
- a new article of manufacture consisting of a highly porous article of iron, nickel and phosphorus, said article-being formed by sintering together a non-compacted mixture of th components at a temperature below the melting point ofiron or nickel.
- a new article of manufacture consisting of a highly porous article of iron, cobalt and phosphorus made by sintering together a mixture of the components at a temperature below the melting point of iron or cobalt.
- a new article of manufacture consisting of phosphorus and at least two metals which are soluble in one another in any and all proportions in the solid state and which metals form phosphides, said articles being formed by sintering together a non-compacted mixtur of components at a temperature above the melting point of the phosphides of the metals with the phosphorus but below the melting point of any of the metals.
Description
Patented Aug. 4, 1942 ronops METAL Fritz V. Lenel, Dayton, Ohio, assignor to General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Mich., a corporation of Delaware No Drawing. Application July 5, 1940,
Serial No. 344,133
10 Claims. (CI. 75-42) In carrying out the above object, it is a further object to sinter the articles, in'some cases, for periods of time sufficient to cause more or less complete difiusion'of the phosphorus into both of the metals used for forming an alloy therewith which approaches homogenity.
Another object of the invention is to use iron and cobalt, iron and nickel, nickel and cobalt and/or combinationsthereof etc., together with phosphorus in quantities commensurate with the degree of brittleness permissible inthe finished article.
Still another object of the invention is to add phosphorus to the mixture of themetals in the form of ferro-phosphorus, wherein the percentage of phosphorus in the ferro-phosphor'us is. preferably above 10.2%.
Further objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description.
In my application S. N. 306,703, copending herewith and now matured into Patent No. 2,226,520 I have disclosed a method of bonding compressed particles of substantially pure iron powder together by means of a eutectic of iron and its phosphide. In application Serial No. 344,132, filed concurrently herewith I have disclosed the use of the eutectic between a single elemental metal and its phosphide as a bonding medium for the elemental metal in its loose noncompacted condition. The present application is directed to alloy systems including two or more metals which form solid solutions with each other in any and all proportions, together with phosphorus. Systems of this character include various alloys for example, iron-nickel, iron-cobalt, nickel-cobalt and/or combinations thereof. In
each case, the metals form solid solutions throughout their entire range of compositions. On the other hand, each of the metals mentioned form binary eutectics withthe non-metal phosphorus, s'uch binary eutectics being disclosed in the aforementioned application Serial No. 344,132.
In the case of the addition of phosphorus to binary systems between any of the metals men tioned, it is my theory that a ternary low melting alloy constituent is formed which ternary alloy may be used as a bonding agent and thus iron and nickel for example, in the powdered form, can be bonded together into a strong article by means of the low melting ternary alloy constituent without approaching the melting point of either of the metals. Heretofore, it has been im possible to strongly bond iron and nickel, for example, together in the loose noncompacted condition unless the melting point of iron has been exceeded and thus if it is desired to form an article predominant in iron, it has been necessary to resort to briquetting in order to get close enough association between thegrains of metal, or it has been necessary to use a low melting bonding metal such as, copper which in most cases is not desired when an iron-nickel article is required. It is apparent, the briquetting is not always a desirable expedient, particularly when highly porous articles are desired.
I propose to add'the phosphorus to the mixture of metal powders in the form of ferrophosphorus, nickel phosphorus etc., in'the preferred embodiment, altho it may be added in the form of elemental red phosphorus if suitable precautions are employed as are well known to those skilled in the art. When using ferrophosphorus as a phosphorus carrier, I prefer to have the percentage of phosphorus therein above 10.2% which is the phosphorus percentage in the eutectic between iron and its phosphide. However, since the" ternary eutectics of these systems are, for the most part, largely unexplored, I prefer to use a maximum percentage of phosphorus in an article corresponding to the percentage of phosphorus in the binary eutectic which forms the lowest percentage eutectic with phosphorus. However, it is to be understood that under suitable conditions higher percentages of phosphorus may be employed. However, such, percentages are best arrived at by trial in order to obtain an article having the desired physical characteristics, because phosphorus, when added in sufiicient quantities, tends to increase the-brittleness of the article.
The sintering temperature employed in the formation of articles of this type should be be tween the melting point of the lowest melting constituent and the meltingpoint of the lowest melting metal. In this manner, the eutectic is the low melting constituent and causes particles of the two metals to be bonded together without causing either of the metals to passinto the liquid phase. By using the method proposed here in it is possible to make articles of iron and nickel wherein the percentages of iron and nickel vary over a wide range. Likewise, it is possible to make alloys with cobalt, cobalt and nickel-etc, by a similar procedure.
While I have disclosed the addition of phosphorus to the mixture in the form of ferrophosphorus, it is understood that phosphorus may be added as cobalt-phosphorus or nickel phosphorus etc. I prefer to use ferrophosphorus since this material is readily obtainable on the market whereas the others must be prepared. Likewise, while I prefer to use mixtures of elemental metal powders it is to be understood that metals may be alloyed prior to preparation of the metal powder wherein each metal particle is itself an alloy of two metals.
Specific sintering temperatures for mixtures of the various metals are preferably as follows: For iron and nickel with phosphorus 2000 F. For iron and cobalt with phosphorus 2000 F. For cobalt and nickel with phosphorus 2000" F. In each case, the mixture of metal powders and phosphorus carrier is heated under suitable nonoxidizing conditions for a time of from 10 minutes to an hour and then cooled under suitable nonoxidizing conditions. The period of sintering controls the degree of diffusion of the alloying ingredients which may vary from particles of iron and another metal, for example, bonded by means of a low melting constituent. or, when the sintering is carried out over a sufilcient period of time, to cause more complete diffusion, to a more homogeneous alloy of iron, phosphorus and the other metal.
While the method described herein is best suited for use in the manufacture of articles from noncompacted metal powders, it is to be understood that similar procedures may be resorted to when operating on briquetted materials altho in this case the use of phosphorus is usually unnecessary since two constituent metals are used.
While the foregoing description has been limited to the use of substantially pure metals, it
is to be understood that conventional alloying ingredients such as, carbon, silicon, vanadium, manganese, chromium, molybdenum etc., may be added in quantities up to 5% without changing the conditions or results described herein.
While the embodimentsof the present invention as herein disclosed, constitute preferred forms, it is' to be understood that other forms might be adopted, an coming within the scope of the claims which follow.
What is claimed is as follows:
1. In the method of making highly porous metal articles from a mixture of at least two metals which are soluble in one another in all proportions'in the solid state and which metals form phosphides, the-steps comprising adding to the mixture of the metals phosphorus in quan-.
tities sufficient to form a low melting constituent between the metals and their phosphides, heating the metal powders with the phosphorus therein to a temperature exceeding the melting point of said constituent but below the melting point of the elemental metals under suitable conditions and for a time sufilcient to cause the metal powder particles to be bonded together into a highly porous article by the low melting constituent.
2. In a method of making highly porous ferrous articles from a mixture of iron with another metal when the iron and said other metal are soluble in each otherin all proportions in the solid state and which form phosphides, the steps comprising adding to the mixture of iron and the other metal phosphorus, heating the metal powders with the phosphorus therein to a temperature exceeding the melting point of the lowest melting constituent but below the melting point of iron or the other metal under suitable conditions and for a time sufficient to cause the formation of a. eutectic mixture which bonds adjacent metal particles together into a porous article.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the one metal is cobalt and the temperature of heating is approximately'2000" F.
4. The method as claimedin claim 2 wherein the metal is nickel and the temperature of heating is approximately 2000 F.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein one of said metals is nickel.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the metals are iron and nickel. I
'7. A new article of manufacture consisting of a highly porous article including phosphorus, iron, another metal which is soluble therein in any and all proportions in the solid state which iron and other metal form phosphides, said article being formed by sintering a non-compacted mixture of the components at a temperature below the melting point of any of th metals.
8. A new article of manufacture consisting of a highly porous article of iron, nickel and phosphorus, said article-being formed by sintering together a non-compacted mixture of th components at a temperature below the melting point ofiron or nickel.
9. A new article of manufacture consisting of a highly porous article of iron, cobalt and phosphorus made by sintering together a mixture of the components at a temperature below the melting point of iron or cobalt.
10. A new article of manufacture consisting of phosphorus and at least two metals which are soluble in one another in any and all proportions in the solid state and which metals form phosphides, said articles being formed by sintering together a non-compacted mixtur of components at a temperature above the melting point of the phosphides of the metals with the phosphorus but below the melting point of any of the metals.
FRITZ V. LENEL.
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US3937630A (en) * | 1970-05-12 | 1976-02-10 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho | Method for producing iron-base sintered alloys with high density |
US4128420A (en) * | 1976-03-27 | 1978-12-05 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | High-strength iron-molybdenum-nickel-phosphorus containing sintered alloy |
US4961782A (en) * | 1987-05-06 | 1990-10-09 | Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company | Ultrasonic machining tool for machining orthodontic brackets |
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US2661282A (en) * | 1949-10-28 | 1953-12-01 | Servel Inc | Iron-phosphorus brazing compact |
US3014884A (en) * | 1957-11-05 | 1961-12-26 | Dunlop Rubber Co | Friction elements for brakes, clutches and similar mechanisms and methods of making same |
US3937630A (en) * | 1970-05-12 | 1976-02-10 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho | Method for producing iron-base sintered alloys with high density |
US4128420A (en) * | 1976-03-27 | 1978-12-05 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | High-strength iron-molybdenum-nickel-phosphorus containing sintered alloy |
US4961782A (en) * | 1987-05-06 | 1990-10-09 | Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company | Ultrasonic machining tool for machining orthodontic brackets |
US5728238A (en) * | 1990-06-11 | 1998-03-17 | Hoganas Ab | Iron based powder, component produced therefrom and method of producing the component |
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