Abstract
An investigation has been carried out on the effect of compacting pressure, in the range 150–600 MPa, and of the addition of 0·5%Mo on the properties of sintered Hametag iron powder and manganese steels. Higher sintering activity compared with standard iron resulted in higher density and higher mechanical properties in the presence of manganese vapour. The addition of 0·5%Mo in the form of ferromolyb-denum caused an increase in density and strength properties in the Fe–C and Fe–Mn–C steels. PM/0157