When most people think of the metal-making process, they picture a stream of molten metal pouring…

The first step in the overall powder metallurgy (PM) process is making metal powders. There…

Metals occur in nature sometimes in free or native state, but most of these occur in nature…

(a) Electrolytic refining  This is one of the most convenient and important method of refining…

The ore is generally associated with rock impurities like clay, sand etc. called ' gangue or…

Sizing a hopper outlet or feed tube to achieve the required discharge rate is more…

Flow of metal powders is determined by standard methods developed by ASTM and MPIF. Flow…

Flow characteristics are dependent on several variables, including interparticle friction, particle shape and size, type…

Milling in an attrition mill (Fig. 24) is effected by the stirring action of an agitator that…

There are many methods that have been used to produce aluminum and aluminum alloy powders including…