Powder Metallurgy & Sintered Parts worked example

Green Density with compact volume of 250 cm³: a worked example

What does the result look like when compact volume reaches 250 cm³? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when green density in powder metallurgy and sintered parts needs a few factors combined into one defensible number for powder metallurgy and sintered parts.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Compact volume: 250 cm³ (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Green mass per unit volume: 4 g/cm³ (unchanged)
  • Unit conversion factor: 0.01 x (unchanged)
  • Density correction multiplier: 1 x (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Green Density = first factor × second factor × conversion factor × process multiplier) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5 units for result, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5 value for base product.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1 x for multiplier.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,000 value for factor a x b.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where compact volume sits at 100 cm³ and the headline result is 2 units, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 5 units.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when compact volume is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. A single density figure assumes uniform compaction; real compacts often have density gradients from top to bottom that this calculation does not resolve.

Results at a glance

  • Result: 5 units (headline result)
  • Base product: 5 value
  • Multiplier: 1 x
  • Factor A x B: 1,000 value

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Green Density calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.