ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PRECISION METAL PARTS FROM IRON POWDER

The energy requirements for making precision metal parts from iron powder, including the manufacture of the powder itself, were calculated using a representative processing model and energy data available in the literature. These energy requirements were found to compare favorably with available estimates for the steel making process. The efficiency of the P/M process and potential areas for decrease in energy consumption are also highlighted.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared for SAE meeting 25-29 February 1980.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Kaufman, S M
• Publication Date: 1980-2

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 10 p.
• Serial:
  • Society of Automotive Engineers Preprint
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic efficiency; Energy conservation; Fuel consumption; Iron; Manufacturing; Metallurgy; Metals; Powder metallurgy; Powders; Vehicular materials
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile materials; Powder metals
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment; I34: Steels and Metals; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00325223
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 800303
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 15 1981 12:00AM