Copper coated, iron-carbon eutectic alloy powders

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A mechanical mixture of selected powders is subjected to compressive forces to define a pre-compact the pre-compact then being subjected to liquid phase sintering for producing a raw alloy steel product which is more economical and has enhanced physical properties particularly, tensile strength as compared to sintered compacts produced by the prior art to date. The improvement in physical properties and processing technique results principally from the use of a mechanical mixture consisting of a base iron powder and a coated alloyed additive powder having selected alloying ingredients (such as manganese nickel, molybdenum, in an iron-carbon system); the particles of the alloyed powder have …