The present work describes different methods for measuring and
characterisation of friction in powder compaction process. A new test
apparatus has been developed and presented which gives possibility of
directly measurement of coefficient of friction during pressing from low to
relative high density. It also allows investigation of the surfaces in
contact at different values of density. Influences of different parameters
on friction in this process have been investigated. The nature of friction
in the process has been discussed and also an attempt of modelling the
process has been presented.
Appended papers
I. Measurement of friction during metal powder compaction, “PM98 world
congress in powder metallurgy, Vol. 2, 120-125; 1998, Granada, Spain
II. Wall Friction Coefficient Estimation by Modelling of Powder Die Pressing
Experiment.
Powder Metallurgy Vol. 43, No. 2, 132-138, 2000.
III. Dependence of Friction on Various Parameters in the Metal Powder
Compaction Process. PM2TEC Advances in powder metallurgy & Particulate
materials, Part 2, 33-44. 1999, Vancouver, Canada.
IV. A New Method for the Measuring and Characterisation of Friction at a
Wide Range of Densities in Metal Powder Compaction. Submitted to Powder
Metallurgy December 2001
V. Die-wall Friction and the Influence of some Process Parameters on
Friction in Metal Powder Compaction. Submitted to Powder Metallurgy April
2002.