Powder mixes

Starmix^® Nova provides excellent compaction performance where the high AD reduces the filling height and allow for compact tool design. At the same time, it also shows excellent filling performance, which enables for increased compaction speed, boosts productivity (more parts per minute), and maintains low weight scatter. 
 
The improved filling of Starmix Nova enables compaction of taller and more geometrically complex components as well as compaction of components with narrow sections. 
 
The good fillability also reduces the green scrap rate by minimising weight scatter and dimension deviations, cracks and edge defects. Additionally, the improved lubricity extends tool life and the zinc-free lubricant ensures clean burn-off with no residues in the sintering furnace.  

Main product benefits: 

• Excellent fillability 

• Excellent lubrication 

• Efficient compaction 

For more precise, consistent, stain-free components

Starmix^® BOOST is a new zinc-free, press-ready bonded mix designed to tick all your metal powder performance criteria. A perfect blend that performs as well as its name suggests, especially when compacting more complex components and parts, such as synchronizer hubs, VVT parts and planetary carriers.

With the exceptional component precision and consistency achieved, it is possible to reduce scatter (weight and height) by more than 50%, which can reduce machining, inspection and scrap costs.

Main product benefits

• Excellent filling for compaction of complex parts and increased productivity
• Reduces machining, inspection & scrap costs
• Reduces tool wear
• Enables stain-free components
• Reduces furnace maintenance
• Sintered synchronizer part

For excellent lubrication and good filling

Starmix^® 500i is a bonded mix with excellent lubrication. It works well for tall parts and complicated shapes requiring additional lubrication and by applying warm die compaction, its properties can be further improved.

Good filling characteristics, another feature of the Starmix 500i, enables higher compaction rates as well as improved part precision.

As the Starmix 500i is free from zinc the staining tendency is low. Moreover, as there will be no zinc residues in the furnace, the need for furnace maintenance is reduced.

Main product benefits

• Excellent lubrication
• Good flow and filling
• High green strength
• Zinc free with low staining tendency
• Good DC stability
• Star symbol in metal powder

The new Intralube^® product group is a range of press-ready mixes that will improve your pressing and sintering process by optimising lubrication and ensuring spotless sintering. Intralube E is specially designed to work in a wide temperature interval and also in warm die compaction.
The excellent lubrication of Intra

ube E provides improved surface quality. The picture below shows the difference of the surface quality between Premix Amide wax (left) and Intralube E (right).

Main product features

• Excellent lubrication
• Zinc-free
• Low staining tendency
• Suitable for warm die compaction
• Press tool

The high green strength of Intralube^® GS enables machining of green parts, a more cost-effective and timesaving way than machining sintered parts. Thanks to the high green strength, the risk of forming green cracks during compaction is reduced. In addition, it enables easier handling of green parts and less wear on machining tools. It also reduces your overall scrap rates.

The combination of excellent green strength, good fillability and lubrication makes Intralube GS a superb choice for volume production of a large number of components.

Main product features

• Excellent green strength
• Facilitate green machining
• Good fillability
• Good lubrication

Intralube^® HD is our latest development of press-ready mixes tailored for excellent lubrication and high compacted densities by utilising warm-die compaction.
The excellent lubricity makes it possible to compact tall parts, as well as components with demanding aspect ratios.

Intralube HD can also be used with lower lubricant addition, thus gaining even higher compacted densities.

Main product benefits

• Excellent lubrication
• Higher green strength
• Higher compacted densities
• Enabling compaction of tall components
• Improved surface quality

Intralube^® S is a sponge-based press-ready mix that achieves excellent green strength, making it suitable for low-density applications such as shock absorber parts and self-lubricating bearings.

With a high flow rate and good filling characteristics, Intralube S provides an opportunity to increase the production rate. The mix also reduces tool wear and minimises risk of green cracks thanks to better lubrication. Finally, as the mix is free from zinc, it produces clean parts and minimises residues in the furnace.

Main product benefits

• Excellent green strength
• Improved filling
• Better lubrication
• Zinc-free
• Shock absorber parts

For excellent part performance and consistency

Densmix^® offers you a press-ready mix for your warm compaction process giving excellent conditions for high product performance. It is a bonded mix which improves part precision, tolerances, and reduces dusting. It also increase apparent density (AD), flow and minimises segregation.

The tailor-made lubricant system is designed to work at optimum temperatures in warm compaction and gives high and uniform densities and properties.

Press-ready mixes

A press-ready mix is a common problem-solver and the answer to many different demands. A basic demand is a consistent product flow from the flex-bag containing the mix. To ensure this, the materials as well as the mixing and handling process have been optimised over the years. Every powder particle has travelled a long way to be in the precise spot where it is needed.

Main product benefits

• Controlled and consistent quality
• Less investment and lower overhead costs
• Lower inventory costs
• Access to all alloys, mixes and additives in the Höganäs portfolio
• Technical support