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International Journal of Mining, Metallurgy Mechanical Engineering (IJMMME) Volume 3, Issue 1 (2015) ISSN 2320–4060 (Online) Influence of sintering atmosphere on properties of sinterhardened steels Ilaria. Forno, Marco. Actis Grande  capability of the powder is directly related to its carbon Abstract—The aim of this paper is to deepen the understanding content, sintered properties are strongly dependent on the of the influence of sintering atmosphere on the final properties of carbon activity in the sintering furnace. It is then extremely sinter-hardened steel components. A commercial Astaloy CrM important to be able to maintain the desired carbon level at powder has been uniaxially pressed in different shapes, identified in the surface or, more advantageous, get a carburization effect terms of area/mass index, with three different carbon additions (0.3 , via use of proper atmospheres. 0.4 and 0.5 % w.) Sinter-hardening process has been conducted in a In order to keep the process competitive, great efforts are belt-furnace in order to re-enact industrial working conditions using devoted to the use of effective elements with relatively low- six different protective / carburizing atmospheres. During the process, temperature profiles and atmospheres have been sampled cost such as Cr and Mn. When compared to commonly used and an