Why Powdered Metal?
Powder metallurgy is a recognized “green” technology and is sustainable due to:
- Raw powder sourced from other industries’ “waste”
- Net-shape capabilities
- Very high material-utilization factor
- Minimized energy inputs
The Powdered Metal Process:
- Provides good surface finishes
- Parts may be heat treated for increased strength or enhanced wear resistance
- Provides part-to-part reproducibility
- Suited to moderate-to-high volume part production
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Powder Metallurgy Process
There are two basic steps in the process:
- Compaction
- Sintering
- Compaction is the pressing or molding of the specific desired powder metal.
- This is the primary forming technique for creating the part.
- Fill and flow charterisitics of the powdered metal is developed and refined in this step to ensure proper metal fill and density after sintering.