Influence of different mixing methods of iron and nickel powder on homogeneity was observed by the measurement of thermal expansion of sintered and forged compacts. (1) Iron-nickel compacts (36% Ni) pressed at 14.3∼29 kg/mm
2, were sintered at 1300° for 3 hr and forged. The expansion coefficients of these specimens were 6∼7×10
−6 (20∼100°). In these specimens, it seems that homogenization is not suffic ient. (2) Mixed oxide was prepared by calcinating the nitrate mixture of iron and nickel (64:34) and was reduced in hydrogen. Then, the reduced powder was compacted at 30 kg/mm
2, sintered at 1300° for 3 hr and forged. The expansion coefficient of this alloy was 0.86×10
−6 (20∼100°). From this value, it can be said that the homogeneity of this alloy is almost complete. (3) Mixtures (36% Ni) of iron and nickel were heated in open air at 400∼800° for various heating times and reduced in hydrogen at 500°. These powders were compacted at 10 kg/mm
2, sintered at 1250° for 3 hr and then forged. The expansion coefficients of the specimens made by this method were 0.67∼2.65×10
−6 (room temp. ∼100°). The alloy of minimum coefficient was prepared from powder mixture oxidized at 800° for 30 min and reduced at 500° for 4 hr. The surfaces of powder particles made by this method are covered with fine reduced powders. It seems that, at the first stage of rising temperature sintering takes place at fine powder zone and at contact surfaces between mother particles and fine powder zone, and, at the second stage, interdiffusion between iron and nickel takes place easily through the widened bridges between the particles.
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