Sintered mechanical parts
Steam treatment
A process peculiar to sintering technology is steam oxidisation where parts are exposed to high pressure steam at around 550ºC.
This creates a thin layer of iron oxide (Fe304) on the surface and across all interconnected and distributed porosity throughout the part.
Consequences of this process are a limited dimensional variation and related increase of compressive strength and, therefore, hardness;
a greater resistance to corrosion; and, if done after oil impregnation, greater wear resistance.
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