The compaction behavior of steel powders, hard metals. and ceramic powders
have been investigated using a newly developed high pressure triaxial resti
ng facility. Results from isostatic compaction, simulated closed die compac
tion, and compaction along different radial loading paths in stress space a
re presented for six commercial powders. The experimental data are compared
and considerations regarding the constitutive modeling of the compaction r
esponse of the different classes of materials are presented.