Method for the powder metallurgical production of a component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12427572-B2
Application number	US-202117489760-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2021
Priority date	Sep 30, 2020
Publication date	Sep 30, 2025
Grant date	Sep 30, 2025

Abstract

A method for the powder metallurgical production of a component may include providing a mould, filling a first metallurgical powder into the mould such that an outer contact surface of the first metallurgical powder in the mould forms an angle of 55° to 65° with an axis of a future green product, and filling a second metallurgical powder that is distinct from the first metallurgical powder into the mould such that the second metallurgical powder adjoins the outer contact surface of the first metallurgical powder. The method may also include producing the green product out of the first metallurgical powder and the second metallurgical powder, and sintering the green product to produce the component.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for the powder metallurgical production of a component, comprising:
producing a green product from a first metallurgical powder and a second metallurgical powder that is distinct from the first metallurgical powder; and
sintering the green product;
wherein producing the green product includes:
providing a mould;
filling the mould with the first metallurgical powder such that an outer contact surface of the first metallurgical powder in the mould defines an angle of 55° to 65° with an axis of the green product; and
filling the mould with the second metallurgical powder such that the second metallurgical powder adjoins the outer contact surface of the first metallurgical powder;
wherein the first metallurgical powder has a composition including:
0.5 to 1.8% by weight of carbon (C);
0 to 1.8% by weight of silicon (Si);
0 to 1.0% by weight of sulfur(S);
0 to 0.6% by weight of manganese (Mn);
3.0 to 15.0% by weight of chromium (Cr);
2.5 to 5.0% by weight of molybdenum (Mo);
12 to 20% by weight of copper (Cu);
0 to 3.5% by weight of nickel (Ni);
0.5 to 5.5% by weight of tungsten (W);
0.4 to 2.0% by weight of vanadium (V); and
a remainder of iron (Fe) and production-related contaminations; and

wherein the second metallurgical powder has a composition including:
0.7 to 1.8% by weight of carbon (C);
0 to 1.8% by weight of silicon (Si);
0 to 1.0% by weight of manganese (Mn);
0 to 0.5% by weight of sulfur(S);
2.0 to 15.0% by weight of chromium (Cr);
2.5 to 18.0% by weight of molybdenum (Mo);
0.4 to 2.0% by weight of vanadium (V);
10.0 to 20.0% by weight of copper (Cu);
0.8 to 4.0% by weight of tungsten (W);
0 to 12.0% by weight of cobalt (Co);
0 to 3.5% by weight of nickel (Ni); and
a remainder of iron (Fe) and production-related contaminations.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the sintered second metallurgical powder has a higher wear resistance than the sintered first metallurgical powder;
the mould is filled with the second metallurgical powder without pre-compacting the first metallurgical powder; and
the angle formed by the contact surface and the axis is 58° to 62°.

3. A method for the powder metallurgical production of a component, comprising:
providing a mould;
filling a first metallurgical powder into the mould such that an outer contact surface of the first metallurgical powder in the mould forms an angle of 55° to 65° with an axis of a future green product;
filling a second metallurgical powder, which is distinct from the first metallurgical powder, into the mould such that the second metallurgical powder adjoins the outer contact surface of the first metallurgical powder;
producing the green product out of the first metallurgical powder and the second metallurgical powder; and
sintering the green product to produce the component;
wherein the sintered second metallurgical powder has a higher wear resistance than the sintered first metallurgical powder;
wherein the first metallurgical powder has a composition including:
0.5 to 1.8% by weight of carbon (C);
0 to 1.8% by weight of silicon (Si);
0 to 1.0% by weight of sulfur(S);
0 to 0.6% by weight of manganese (Mn);
3.0 to 15.0% by weight of chromium (Cr);
2.5 to 5.0% by weight of molybdenum (Mo);
12 to 20% by weight of copper (Cu);
0 to 3.5% by weight of nickel (Ni);
0.5 to 5.5% by weight of tungsten (W);
0.4 to 2.0% by weight of vanadium (V); and
a remainder of iron (Fe) and production-related contaminations; and

wherein the second metallurgical powder has a composition including:
0.7 to 1.8% by weight of carbon (C);
0 to 1.8% by weight of silicon (Si);
0 to 1.0% by weight of manganese (Mn);
0 to 0.5% by weight of sulfur(S);
2.0 to 15.0% by weight of chromium (Cr);
2.5 to 18.0% by weight of molybdenum (Mo);
0.4 to 2.0% by weight of vanadium (V);
10.0 to 20.0% by weight of copper (Cu);
0.8 to 4.0% by weight of tungsten (W);
0 to 12.0% by weight of cobalt (Co);
0 to 3.5% by weight of nickel (Ni); and
a remainder of iron (Fe) and production-related contaminations.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the component is rotation-symmetrical with respect to the axis.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the component is produced such that the sintered second metallurgical powder forms an outside of the component and at least partly covers the sintered first metallurgical powder.

6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the angle formed by the contact surface and the axis is 58° to 62°.

7. The method according to claim 3 , wherein:
the component is a tribologically loaded component; and
the sintered second metallurgical powder of the component is tribologically exposed and is carried by the sintered first metallurgical powder.

8. The method according to claim 3 , wherein sintering the green product includes infiltrating the green product with at least one of copper and a copper alloy with a content of at least 70% by weight of copper.

9. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the mould is filled with the second metallurgical powder without pre-compacting the first metallurgical powder.

Assignees

• Mahle Int Gmbh

Inventors

• Grueneberg Heiko
• Jakob Alexander
• Wintrich Klaus

Classifications

• B22F2207/01

  Composition gradients · CPC title

• B22F7/02

  of composite layers {(B22F7/002 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B22F7/008

  characterised by the composition · CPC title

• B22F3/004 Primary

  Filling molds with powder (feeding material to presses in general B30B15/302) · CPC title

• B22F3/26

  Impregnating {(making ferrous alloys by impregnation C22C33/0242)} · CPC title