Ecological and economic demands are driving PM markets to incorporate less expensive, yet effective, alloying elements in iron based powders. To investigate their potential for this purpose recently developed sinter-hardening iron powders containing Cr and smaller amounts of Mo and Ni were industrially sintered at 1120 and at 1240°C under laboratory conditions. One set of samples, containing 0·8% graphite additions, was cooled so to obtain sinter-hardened steels. A second set of samples, containing 0·3% graphite, was cooled under normal conditions and subjected to a secondary carburising treatment. The microstructures and mechanical properties developed were compared.
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