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Powder Preparation and Shaping

Assembly

Precursor powders are weighed on the analytical balance, ground in an agate mortar or the planetary mill and pressed into pellets in a die under the hydraulic press. After firing, the diamond saw and silicon carbide paper shape pellets into flat bars, and the caliper gives the dimensions for resistivity. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Powder Preparation and Shaping parts and their functions

16 top-level parts · 78 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Powder Preparation and Shaping parts diagram: 1 analytical balance, 2 weighing paper, 3 micro spatulas, 4 agate mortar and pestle, 5 planetary ball mill, 6 milling jars, 7 milling media, 8 test sieves, 9 hydraulic pellet press, 10 pellet die sets, 11 low-speed diamond saw, 12 diamond wafering blade, 13 mounting wax, 14 saw cutting fluid, 15 silicon carbide abrasive paper, 16 digital caliper. 78 parts in 16 top-level items.
Powder Preparation and Shaping parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Analytical Balance 12 parts 1× Weighs precursor powders to the stoichiometric ratio of the target compound. Core
2 Weighing Paper 2× Holds each powder charge on the balance pan and lets it slide into the mortar without loss. Core, pack of 500
3 Micro Spatulas 2× Transfers powder between bottle, weighing paper, mortar and die. Core, pack of 3
4 Agate Mortar and Pestle 2× Grinds and mixes precursor powders by hand and regrinds fired pellets between firings. Core, set
5 Planetary Ball Mill 1× Mills precursor batches more uniformly than hand grinding and mechanically alloys intermetallic powders. Useful
6 Milling Jars 2× Holds the powder and grinding balls while the planetary mill runs. Useful
7 Milling Media 2× Mixes the powder and reduces its particle size inside the jar while the planetary mill runs. Useful, set
8 Test Sieves 1× Removes agglomerates and sets an upper particle size before pressing or powder X-ray diffraction. Optional, set
9 Hydraulic Pellet Press 1× Presses ground powder in a die into pellets for firing and for resistance and susceptibility measurements. Core
10 Pellet Die Sets 2× Shapes the powder into a pellet of fixed diameter under the press. Core, set
11 Low-Speed Diamond Saw 1× Cuts rectangular bars from sintered pellets for four-probe resistance measurements with little chipping or heating. Useful
12 Diamond Wafering Blade 2× Cuts the sintered pellet with a thin diamond-edged rim when mounted on the low-speed saw. Useful
13 Mounting Wax 1× Holds a pellet on the saw's mounting block during cutting and releases it when reheated. Useful, 90 g
14 Saw Cutting Fluid 1× Cools and lubricates the blade while a sintered pellet is cut into bars. Useful, 16 oz
15 Silicon Carbide Abrasive Paper 3× Flattens pellet faces, trims bars to size and removes the reacted surface layer before electrical contacts are applied. Core, box of 25
16 Digital Caliper 1× Measures pellet and bar dimensions, needed to convert resistance to resistivity and to calculate geometric density. Core

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Bill of materials for Powder Preparation and Shaping

16 top-level lines · 60 rows shown · 78 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Analytical Balance 12 parts analytical-balance 1× 1 54 product
1.1 Housing 5 parts analytical-balance-housing 1× 1 7 assembly
1.1.1 Base Casting analytical-balance-base-casting 1× 1 · part
1.1.2 Top Cover analytical-balance-top-cover 1× 1 · part
1.1.3 Leveling Foot analytical-balance-leveling-feet 3× 3 · part
1.1.4 Bubble Level analytical-balance-bubble-level 1× 1 · part
1.1.5 Fastener Set fastener-set 1× 1 · part
1.2 Weigh Cell 7 parts analytical-balance-weigh-cell 1× 1 12 assembly
1.2.1 Lever Mechanism analytical-balance-lever-mechanism 1× 1 · part
1.2.2 Force Coil analytical-balance-force-coil 1× 1 · part
1.2.3 Neodymium Magnet neodymium-magnet 1× 1 · part
1.2.4 Position Sensor analytical-balance-position-sensor 1× 1 · part
1.2.5 Calibration Mechanism 4 parts + deeper › analytical-balance-cal-mechanism 1× 1 6 assembly
1.2.6 Coil Spring coil-spring 1× 1 · part
1.2.7 Fastener Set fastener-set 1× 1 · part
1.3 Pan Assembly 3 parts analytical-balance-pan-assembly 1× 1 3 assembly
1.3.1 Weighing Pan analytical-balance-weighing-pan 1× 1 · part
1.3.2 Pan Support analytical-balance-pan-support 1× 1 · part
1.3.3 Shield Coupling analytical-balance-shield-coupling 1× 1 · part
1.4 Draft Shield 4 parts analytical-balance-draft-shield 1× 1 10 assembly
1.4.1 Draft Shield Frame analytical-balance-shield-frame 1× 1 · part
1.4.2 Glass Door analytical-balance-glass-door 3× 3 · part
1.4.3 Door Slide analytical-balance-shield-slide 3× 3 · part
1.4.4 Door Handle analytical-balance-door-handle 3× 3 · part
1.5 Main Board 6 parts analytical-balance-main-board 1× 1 9 assembly
1.5.1 Bare PCB pcb-bare 1× 1 · part
1.5.2 Microcontroller mcu 1× 1 · part
1.5.3 High-Resolution ADC analytical-balance-hires-adc 1× 1 · part
1.5.4 Temperature Sensor analytical-balance-temp-sensor 1× 1 · part
1.5.5 SMD Passive (R/C/L) smd-passives 1× 1 · part
1.5.6 Connector connector 4× 4 · part
1.6 Display Module 4 parts analytical-balance-display 1× 1 4 assembly
1.6.1 LCD Panel lcd-panel 1× 1 · part
1.6.2 Touch Digitizer touch-digitizer 1× 1 · part
1.6.3 Display Bezel analytical-balance-display-bezel 1× 1 · part
1.6.4 Connector connector 1× 1 · part
1.7 Keypad analytical-balance-keypad 1× 1 · part
1.8 Level Sensor analytical-balance-level-sensor 1× 1 · part
1.9 Static Ionizer analytical-balance-ionizer 1× 1 · part
1.10 Interface Board 3 parts analytical-balance-interface-board 1× 1 4 assembly
1.10.1 Bare PCB pcb-bare 1× 1 · part
1.10.2 I/O Port Cluster analytical-balance-io-ports 1× 1 · part
1.10.3 Connector connector 2× 2 · part
1.11 Power Supply power-supply 1× 1 · part
1.12 Wire Bundle wire-bundle 1× 1 · part
2 Weighing Paper weighing-paper 2× 2 · part
3 Micro Spatulas micro-spatulas 2× 2 · part
4 Agate Mortar and Pestle agate-mortar-and-pestle 2× 2 · part
5 Planetary Ball Mill planetary-ball-mill 1× 1 · part
6 Milling Jars milling-jars 2× 2 · part
7 Milling Media milling-media 2× 2 · part
8 Test Sieves test-sieves 1× 1 · part
9 Hydraulic Pellet Press hydraulic-pellet-press 1× 1 · part
10 Pellet Die Sets pellet-die-sets 2× 2 · part
11 Low-Speed Diamond Saw low-speed-diamond-saw 1× 1 · part
12 Diamond Wafering Blade diamond-wafering-blade 2× 2 · part
13 Mounting Wax mounting-wax 1× 1 · part
14 Saw Cutting Fluid saw-cutting-fluid 1× 1 · part
15 Silicon Carbide Abrasive Paper silicon-carbide-abrasive-paper 3× 3 · part
16 Digital Caliper digital-caliper 1× 1 · part

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