The influence of porosity (P) on Young’s modulus (E) and Poisson’s ratio (υ) of sintered
steels produced from four types of steel powders were investigated. The values of E and υ depends
mainly on the value of P, and those were a little affected by alloying elements. The relationship
between compacting pressure (CP) and P and the relationships between E, υ, and P were described
as following equations:
P = P1 + P2 exp(- CP / P3), E = E0 (1 - kEP)2, and υ = (υ0 - υsub)(1 - kυP)2 + υsub, where subscript 0
means P = 0, and P1 - 3, kE, kυ and υsub were empirical constants. It was clarified that if powder and
sintering temperature is defined, the elastic moduli of sintered steel can be calculated as a function
of compacting pressure.