Swedish Institute for Metals Research - SIMR
Contact Information   Research Details
Name of Institution: Swedish Institute for Metals Research - SIMR Area of Research: Powder Production
Key Words: Gas Atomisation
Name of Contact: Mr Lennart Slycke   Milling
Department: Powder Metallurgy Area of Research: Powder Processing
Key Words: Powder post-modification
Address:     Gas / Metal Reactions
Swedish Institute for Metals Research AB           Therodynamic Calculations
Drottning Kristinas väg 48   Solid State Alloying
SE - 114 28 Stockholm
Sweden Area of Research: Powder Forming
  Key Words: Hot Isostatic Pressing
  FE - Simulation
Telephone: ++ 46 8 440 48 50 Sintering
Fax: ++ 46 8 440 45 35
Email: lemmart.slycke@simr.se Area of Research: Sintering Processing
Website: www.simr.se Key Words: Process Development
Research URL: -   Sinter - hardening
    High Temperature Sintering
Modelling
Summary of Research:

Hot-pressed materials
 • Production of gas atomised powder including       modification of bulk properties
 • Development of new or modified PM- processes and PM-materials through carburisation, nitriding or de-oxidation of powder
• High speed and tool steel development and tribology

Area of Research: Sintered Iron and Steel
Key Words: Dilatometry
High Temperature Sintering
Diffusion Studies
Sinter - hardening
Sintered steels
 • Fundamental understanding of the sintering process Area of Research: Refractory Metals and High Temperature Materials
Influence by the sintering atmosphere, temperature and Key Words: Alloy development

 cooling speed on mechanical properties and dimensional stability for high performance sintered steels

  Carburising

• Development of new process technology for optimisation of materials properties for sintered steels

  HT Creep Properties
  Nitriding
Other Information:  
Powder Metallurgy research facilities at SIMR - an over-view:
  • Laboratory atomisation unit for production of powder and down stream processing
  • High temperature sintering and sinter-hardening furnace with fully controlled atmosphere
  • Rotary tube furnace for powder modification: Metal/Gas reactions with carbon, nitrogen, de-oxidation etc. Mechanisms and kinetics
  • Influence of furnace gas composition and temperature on  mechanical properties and dimensional stability of high performance sintered steel
  • Development of new PM alloys by nitrogen additions or dispersion hardening