Journal Published Online: 01 November 1989
Volume 17, Issue 6

Design of a Multi-Spring Floating Die Compaction System for Plastic Powders

CODEN: JTEVAB

Abstract

This paper describes the design and use of a rig to simulate double-ended compaction of powder into a solid mass. The design uses three linear levels of springs in a novel way to model the load-deformation characteristic for the material being compacted. It was found that this design worked extremely well, producing compacts which had properties similar to those expected from a true double-ended compaction rig. The design of this rig thus provides an economic way of compacting powders into a solid mass using a single hydraulic ram but with the benefits of the double-ended compaction mode.

Author Information

Crawford, RJ
Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Cumberland, DJ
Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Keating, TG
Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Pages: 13
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Stock #: JTE11141J
ISSN: 0090-3973
DOI: 10.1520/JTE11141J