SIMULATION OF POWDER SINTERING USING A （模拟粉末烧结使用）.pdf

acta mechanica et automatica, vol.7 no.3 (2013), DOI 10.2478/ama-2013-0030 SIMULATION OF POWDER SINTERING USING A DISCRETE ELEMENT MODEL * * *,** ** Jerzy ROJEK , Szymon NOSEWICZ , Katarzyna PIETRZAK , Marcin CHMIELEWSKI * Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Pawińskiego 5B, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland ** Institute of Electronic Materials Technology, ul. Wólczyńska 133, 01-919 Warsaw, Poland jrojek@ippt.gov.pl , snosew@ippt.gov.pl, katarzyna.pietrzak@itme.edu.pl, chmielem@poczta.fm Abstract: This paper presents numerical simulation of powder sintering. The numerical model introduced in this work employs the discrete element method which assumes that material can be modelled by a large assembly of discrete elements (particles) of spherical shape interacting among one another. Modelling of sintering requires introduction of the cohesive interaction among particles representing inter- particle sintering forces. Numerical studies of sintering have been combined with experimental studies which provided data for calibration and validation of the model. In the laboratory tests evolution of microstructure and density during sintering have been studied. Comparison of numerical and experimental results shows a good performance of the numerical model developed. Key words: Powder Sintering, Simulation, Discrete Element Method 1. INTRODUCTION ed as a modelling tool. The discrete model