Study on Compaction and Machinability of Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) Reinforced Copper Alloy Composite through P/M Route

Table 2

Sintering process sequence.

Sintering process	Temperature		Time
	Starting	Ending
Heating process	35°C	400°C	50 min
Soaking process	400°C	400°C	40 min
Heating process	400°C	500°C	40 min
Soaking process	500°C	500°C	40 min
Heating process	500°C	600°C	40 min
Soaking process	600°C	600°C	50 min
Allowed to cooling in the furnace	600°C	35°C	—