Authors:
Alexander Laptev (Lukasiewicz Research Network – Poznan Institute of Technology, Poland),
Maria Wisniewska (Lukasiewicz Research Network – Poznan Institute of Technology, Poland)
Abstract:
The tool is a crucial part of the FAST|SPS system. The well-designed tool enables the manufacturing of sintered components with the required quality and with minimal energy expenditure. These requirements can be fulfilled only with a professionally optimized tool design. The present paper introduces the method of tool optimization supported by three examples. Two examples are related to the spark plasma sintering of WB2 sputtering targets with a diameter of 50 and 100 mm. The third example presents the sintering of a rectangular WC-based cutting plate. The tool optimization was performed by FEM modeling (ANSYS software) and a discrete optimization procedure. The temperature gradient within sintered parts and the energy consumption during sintering were considered as the objects of optimization. The optimization provided a set of tool parameters enabling sintering of discussed parts with tolerably temperature inhomogeneity at reduced energy consumption.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.59499/WP225369307