Patent ID: 10907240

Abstract:
Produced is an iron-based sintered alloy in which hard particles derived from a titanium carbide powder are dispersed in the form of islands in a matrix comprising a two phase structure of austenite+martensite. The iron-based sintered alloy is obtained by mixing the titanium carbide powder, a Cr powder, a Mo powder, a Co powder, a Fe powder and a powder of Al, Ti or Nb so as to obtain a mixed powder that contains, in terms of mass %, 20-35% of titanium carbide, 3.0-12.0% of Cr, 3.0-8.0% of Mo, 8.0-23% of Ni, 0.6-4.5% of Co and 0.6-1.0% of Al, Ti or Nb, with the balance Fe, and then subjecting the mixed powder to cold isostatic compression molding, vacuum sintering and solution treatment.