THE INFLUENCE OF H/T RATIO ON THE DENSIFICATION MODEL OF AISI 316L POWDER DURING UNIAXIAL COLD COMPACTION

In previous works the deformation of the powder column during uniaxial cold compaction was studied by means of experimental data, also deriving relationships with densification and the axial and radial stresses distribution. Cylindrical specimens were considered in all the previous works. Aiming at enlarging the field of application of the results, obtained by the data continuously recorded by an industrial press without any additional device, the influence of geometry is investigated in this work. Rings characterised by different H/T ratios (Height on Thickness equal to 1, 2, 3, 4), considerably higher than in the previous works, were produced using different compaction strategies. Densification curves are derived, where density is reported as a function of the pressure applied by the upper punch, also highlighting density gradients. The deformation of the powder column is derived from experimental data and related to the densification. The results are compared with those obtained investigating cylindrical specimens.