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Powder metallurgy (PM) components are widely used in the auto industry due to the advantage of net-shape forming, low cost, and high efficiency. Still, usage of PM components is limited in the auto industry when encountering rigorous situations, like heavy load, due to lower strength, hardness, wear resistance, and other properties compared to wrought components due to the existence of massive pores in the PM components. In this study, through combining the powder metallurgy process and rolling process, the pores in the PM components were decreased and a homogenous densified layer was formed on the surface, which resulted in the enhancement of the strength, hardness, wear resistance, and other properties, which can expand its range of application. In this paper, we study the impact of different rolling feeds on the performance of the components’ surfaces. We found that with the increase of the rolling feed, the depth of the densified layer increased.

Iron-based soft magnetic composites (SMCs) are promising substitutes for laminate steels in electromagnetic applications due to their excellent magnetic properties and productivity. However, the preparation process is a key factor in deciding the magnetic performance of SMCs. In this work, the Fe-based soft magnetic composites with improved soft magnetic properties were achieved by optimizing the compaction and the annealing process. Results showed that the core-shell structure of powders which would directly have an impact on the permeability and the core loss of the SMCs could be affected by the compaction and the annealing process. In addition, the magnetic properties were enhanced by tuning the microstructure. As a result, the optimal magnetic performance of the compact with high permeability and low total core loss was obtained. The real part of the permeability of the soft magnetic composites could reach a maximal value of 336.8 and a rather low core loss of 2.5 W Kg −1 (measured at 50 mT and 5 kHz). Therefore, soft magnetic composites with enhanced magnetic properties were obtained by optimizing the powder metallurgy (PM) process in this study.

Abstract:In this investigation, the surface-rolling process was performed to improve the performance of PM (powder metallurgy) parts. Different rolling temperatures were applied and the effect of rolling temperature on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the surface dense layers in the samples were investigated. In the study, room temperature and temperatures of 100 • C, 200 • C, 300 • C were studied during the rolling process. The results confirmed that the sample prepared with a pre-heated temperature of 200 • C had the lowest porosity at the surface area. It also exhibited the highest surface hardness and wear resistance. The optimum rolling temperature was determined to be 200 • C and the related mechanism was discussed.

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