Stainless steel powder intermixed with boron nitride powder for enhanced machinability of sintered powder metal parts

摘要

An elemental powder or powder of compounds is disclosed consisting essentially of the primary metals chromium, nickel and molybdenum for blending with an atomized, prealloyed, stainless steel powder and followed by pressing the powder into a part for sintering includes an additive incorporated into the matrix of the stainless steel powder that enhances the machinability of the part and serves as a chip breaker. Among the candidate additives are hexagonal boron nitride, a powder with lubricating qualities, Monel Metal (Ni—Cu), cupro-nickel (Cu—Ni), and powders of electrical resistance alloys such as 80-20 alloy (80Ni—20Cr), 70-30 NiCr, Ni—Cr—Fe—Si alloys, and molybdenum disilicide (MoSi₂).