Abstract:
This research study had investigated the effect of varied Nickel and Cobalt additions in P/M stainless steel 304L on oxidation behaviour at 900oC and mechanical properties such as bending strength using a single action press at 498 MPa and hardness. The specimens were sintered at 1300oC for 30 minutes in hydrogen atmosphere following with heating at temperature of 900oC for 2, 5, 10, 20, 25, 40, 60, 80 and 100 hours in air for oxidation tests. It is clearly shown that Cobalt addition could improve density, hardness, bending strength and these properties could be more enhanced if more Cobalt powder was added. However, only 1 wt. % was the best condition for oxidation resistance. Furthermore, every specimen has been shown that 100 hour-oxidation at 900 °C in the air atmosphere leading to the presence of Cr2O3 Mn1.5Cr1.5O4 and Fe2O3 in the oxide scales. Nevertheless, effect of Nickel addition dominated over effect of Cobalt addition due to its powder size. Therefore, the addition of Nickel together with Cobalt gave the similar results as adding only Nickel powder. Mechanical behaviours and oxidation behaviours depend on microstructures, porosity and powder size