FIELD: powder metallurgy, in particular, production of hard-alloy articles. SUBSTANCE: billet for producing articles from exothermal mixtures of metals and nonmetals is made in the form of pressed briquette shaped as many-sided prism, in particular, square or rectangular plate. Corner parts of plate are provided with rounded facets with side a or radius R, with value of a being equal to ; value of R being equal to , where h is allowance for mechanical working of prism side surface; α is apex angle of prism side rib. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction. 1 dwg
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1997-06-27—Published
1994-05-04—Filed