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New passenger car regsitrations in EU down 7.1% in January 2012
Figures published by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association show demand in the EU for...
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The programme for the European Powder Metallurgy Association’s 2012 PM Summer School has be...
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Equal Channel Angular Pressing - a cost-effective consolidation route for titanium alloy semi-products?
In the first of a series of exclusive reports for ipmd.net from the international conference on &...
» Full storyLaser forming of Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy porous parts for medical devices
In the last of our exclusive reports from the international conference on “Powder Processin...
» Full storyAustralian titanium: A new continuous process for the direct production of CP Ti powder developed at CSIRO
In the third of a series of exclusive reports for ipmd.net from the international conference on &...
» Full story2011 Hagen Symposium: Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Germany's leading PM event
The Hagen Symposium is the most important meeting for many German-speaking powder metallurgists. ...
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An introduction to Powder Metallurgy
A selection of 2011 MPIF award winning
Powder Metallurgy components that clearly
demonstrate the diverse capabilities of
the process (Photo courtesy MPIF)
A free-to-access 14 page guide to Powder Metallurgy
This extensive introduction to the Powder Metallurgy (PM) process provides a detailed overview of this dynamic technology.
This free-to-access section, written by Dr David Whittaker, guides the reader through the steps required to produce a component via the Powder Metallurgy route.
Browse our "Introduction to Powder Metallurgy"
- The Powder Metallurgy process
- Why Powder Metallurgy?
- Markets for Powder Metallurgy components
- Economic considerations for PM structural parts
- High density, High performance PM structural parts
- Designing for Powder Metallurgy
- Materials
- Powder production technologies
- Mixing
- Forming
- Sintering
- Properties of PM materials
- PM standards
- Author and further reading
Additional Powder Metallurgy resources on this website:
- PREMIUM REPORTS: Download in-depth reports on PM markets and technology
- Browse PM industry news
- View PM articles
- Search for industry suppliers and part producers
- View international Powder Metallurgy award winning parts
- Register for our FREE weekly PM e-newsletter
