Powder Metallurgy Wear-Resistant Materials Based on Iron. Part 1. Materials Prepared by Sintering and Infiltration

Available information on the composition and methods of production of iron-based powder metallurgy wear-resistant materials is reviewed. It is shown that most developments in this field are based on the principle of obtaining wear-resistant material by the creation of a pseudoalloy with a clearly defined heterogeneous structure, in which the microhardnesses of the base material and a hard phase are substantially different. In addition to traditional methods, including pressing and sintering porous ingots and (in some cases) infiltration with a lower melting alloy, methods based on hot working sintered porous ingots under pressure have recently found wider application.