Graphite pore filling and surface blistering of sintered Fe–C

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Different alloys of the system Fe–C–Si were sintered to obtain a grey iron microstructure and then hardened by post-sintering heat treatment to obtain a martensitic structure. The main problem in the development of this approach is related to the occurrence of surface blistering in the as sintered material when sintering in N₂ atmosphere. Surface blistering is explained by the increase in entrapped gas pressure in pores caused by graphite pore filling. A mechanism has been proposed to explain graphite pore filling. According to this mechanism, graphite pore filling is caused by the C activity difference between the gas entrapped in pores and the matrix, which is a consequence of Boudouard's reaction. This difference in C activity causes C to diffuse from the matrix to the pores, thus filling pores with graphite.

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Graphite pore filling Blistering Liquid phase sintering Porosity

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Graphite pore filling and surface blistering of sintered Fe–C–Si

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