Abstract
Three-dimensional X-ray microtomography has been employed to trace the movement of aluminium powder during transfer, brought about by the lowering of a punch into a cylindrical die containing an uncompacted aluminium/tin powder blend. In tracking the tin marker particles, image correlation enabled the determination of powder transfer mechanisms around the punch. The method/technique is applicable to the study of the powder processing of metal and ceramic powders. © 2005 Published by Elsevier Ltd. on behalf of Acta Materialia Inc.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 191-196 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2006 |
Keywords
- Granular materials
- Image correlation
- Powder metallurgy
- Powder transfer
- X-ray microtomography