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The influence of the atmosphere on the sintering of aluminum

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Alloys of Al, Al-0.15Mg, and Al-12Sn made using air atomized aluminum powder and pressed to green densities of 75 to 98 pct were sintered under argon or nitrogen. Sintering in argon is only effective at high green densities when magnesium is present. In contrast, highly porous aluminum can be sintered in nitrogen without the need for magnesium. The oxygen concentration in the gas is reduced by the aluminum through a self-gettering process. The outer layers of the porous powder compact serve as a getter for the inner layers such that the oxygen partial pressure is reduced deep within the pore network. Aluminum nitride then forms, either by direct reaction with the metal or by reduction of the oxide layer, and sintering follows.

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Schaffer, G.B., Hall, B.J. The influence of the atmosphere on the sintering of aluminum. Metall Mater Trans A 33, 3279–3284 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-002-0314-z

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