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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
John C Kosco, St. Marys, PA (US);
Assignee:
Keystone Investment Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
419-5 ; 419 11 ; 419 45 ; 419 55 ; 419 59 ; 75243 ; 428551 ;
Abstract
A method for producing high density and/or high surface density ferrous powder metal parts has the steps of: compacting a iron-containing powder substantially free of graphite at room temperature and at about 40-50 tsi; sintering the green compact in an inert, non-oxidizing environment at a temperature of about 2050.degree.-2300.degree. F.; repressing the sintered compact at room temperature at about 60 tsi; carburizing the repressed compact at high temperature to form a layer of relatively high carbon concentration to a depth of at least about 0.010 inches; and immediately quenching the hot carburized compact followed by a tempering treatment.