Fracture toughness of iron and copper powder compacts using modified diametrical compression test technique

• Main Author: Akoredeley, Alabi Abdulmumin
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Mining engineering; Copper powder
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75883/1/FK%202018%20131%20ir.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75883/

In the industries today, metal components are increasingly being produced by powder metallurgy (PM) method. The PM method is highly efficient in cost of production and materials usage. However, PM components suffer from inhomogeneous density variation and are more likely to have internal crack...