Powder Metallurgy & Sintered Parts worked example

Green Density with compact volume of 50 cm³: a worked example

This worked example runs the green density numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: compact volume of 50 cm³ instead of the typical 100 cm³. Green density is the as-pressed density of a powder metallurgy compact before it enters the sintering furnace, and it is one of the most watched numbers in the process.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Compact volume: 50 cm³ (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Green mass per unit volume: 4 g/cm³ (held at the documented default)
  • Unit conversion factor: 0.01 x (held at the documented default)
  • Density correction multiplier: 1 x (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Green Density = first factor × second factor × conversion factor × process multiplier.
  • Result works out to 1 units at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Base product works out to 1 value at these inputs.
  • Multiplier works out to 1 x at these inputs.
  • Factor A x B works out to 200 value at these inputs.

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 50% below the baseline at 1 units.
  • Use it when qualifying a compaction setup, troubleshooting sintered dimensional drift, or verifying that pressed parts hit the target as-pressed density. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Result: 1 units (headline result)
  • Base product: 1 value
  • Multiplier: 1 x
  • Factor A x B: 200 value

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Green Density calculator, set compact volume to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.