Structural Analysis of a Die for Powder Alloy Compaction

Abstract

Adequate compaction of metal alloy powders is important to provide raw material with suitable features for post-processing. The compaction degree controls the densification process, which impacts the resistance of the compacted. Therefore, the structural analysis of a die was performed to investigate to which limit load it can be subjected with a safety margin of 50%. The simulation was conducted via the finite element method and demonstrated that the limit load the die can support is 436.84 kN under this safety margin. This result addresses that the die was being underutilized due to lack of knowledge about its resistance. Thenceforth, now a greater load can be applied to improve the densification of the compacted, thus augmenting its resistance.