Mixed powder for powder metallurgy, sintered body, and method of manufacturing sintered body

Abstract

Provided is a mixed powder for powder metallurgy having a chemical system not using Ni which causes non-uniform metallic microstructure in a sintered body. A mixed powder for powder metallurgy comprises: a partially diffusion alloyed steel powder in which Mo diffusionally adheres to a particle surface of an iron-based powder; a Cu powder; and a graphite powder, wherein the mixed powder for powder metallurgy has a chemical composition containing Mo: 0.2 mass % to 1.5 mass %, Cu: 0.5 mass % to 4.0 mass %, and C: 0.1 mass % to 1.0 mass %, with the balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities, and the partially diffusion alloyed steel powder has: a mean particle diameter of 30 μm to 120 μm; a specific surface area of less than 0.10 m2/g; and a circularity of particles with a diameter in a range from 50 μm to 100 μm of 0.65 or less.

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