Parameters Controlling the Oxide Reduction during Sintering of Chromium Prealloyed Steel

Figure 5

(a)–(d) Spectra of the processing gas composition monitoring during the whole sintering cycle at 1200°C of the AstCrM + 0.5% C compacts’ densities of 6.5, 6.8, 7.1, and 7.4 g/cm³, respectively.

(a) 6.5 g/cm³

(b) 6.8 g/cm³

(c) 7.1 g/cm³

(d) 7.4 g/cm³