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Powder production technologies
Molten steel being transferred into a ladle prior to atomisation (Courtesy Epson Atmix Corporation, Japan)…
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What’s a Net Shape Part?
With powder metallurgy, you identify your powder of choice and your vendor pours it into…
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HOW METAL POWDER IS MADE
When most people think of the metal-making process, they picture a stream of molten metal pouring…
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Making Metal Powder
The first step in the overall powder metallurgy (PM) process is making metal powders. There…
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Metallurgy – Ores and minerals
Metals occur in nature sometimes in free or native state, but most of these occur in nature…
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Metallurgy – Purification of metals
(a) Electrolytic refining This is one of the most convenient and important method of refining…
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Metallurgy – Purification of ores
The ore is generally associated with rock impurities like clay, sand etc. called ' gangue or…
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Permeability and Flow Rate
Sizing a hopper outlet or feed tube to achieve the required discharge rate is more…
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Testing of Flow Rate
Flow of metal powders is determined by standard methods developed by ASTM and MPIF. Flow…
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Variables Affecting Flow Rate
Flow characteristics are dependent on several variables, including interparticle friction, particle shape and size, type…