Powder Metallurgy In Design

Standardized processing routes for PM fabrication Powder Metallurgy in Design: Wear, Corrosion and Fatigue Resistance is an essential resource for anyone in the field. Powder metallurgy allows engineers to control the microstructure of the metal, resulting in materials more suitable for the fabrication of unique parts with unique properties — yet the process of formulating these metals is itself unique. This book standardizes and codifies the necessary processing routes, and helps engineers incorporate the potential of these products into the design stage of a project.

Powder metallurgy (PM) is a popular metal forming technology used to produce dense and precision components. Different powder and component forming routes can be used to create an end product with specific properties for a particular application or industry. Advances in powder metallurgy explores a range of materials and techniques used for powder metallurgy and the use of this technology across a variety of application areas. Part one discusses the forming and shaping of metal powders and includes chapters on atomisation techniques, electrolysis and plasma synthesis of metallic nanopowders. Part two goes on to highlight specific materials and their properties including advanced powdered steel alloys, porous metals and titanium alloys. Part three reviews the manufacture and densification of PM components and explores joining techniques, process optimisation in powder component manufacturing and non-destructive evaluation of PM parts. Finally, part four focusses on the applications of PM in the automotive industry and the use of PM in the production of cutting tools and biomaterials. Advances in powder metallurgy is a standard reference for structural engineers and component manufacturers in the metal forming industry, professionals working in industries that use PM components and academics with a research interest in the field. Discusses the forming and shaping of metal powders and includes chapters on atomisation techniques Highlights specific materials and their properties including advanced powdered steel alloys, porous metals and titanium alloys Reviews the manufacture and densification of PM components and explores joining techniques

Annotation Contents1 INTRODUCTION; 2 METAL POWDER PRODUCTION; 3 METAL POWDER CHARACTERISTICS; 4 METAL POWDER TRE-AMENT; 5 METAL POWDER COMPACT-ION; 6 SINTERING; 7 HOT CONSOLIDATION; 8 SECONDARY TREATMENT; 9 POWDER INJECTION MOULDING; 10 QUALITY CONTROL OF POWDER METALLURGY MATERIALS.

The book presents the fundamentals and the role of powder metallurgy in contemporary technologies and the state of the art of classical powder metallurgy technologies and a general description of new variants and special and hybrid technologies used in powder metallurgy. The next part includes over a dozen case studies provided in the following chapters, comprehensively describing authors' accomplishments of numerous teams from different countries across the world in advanced research areas relating to powder metallurgy and to special and hybrid technologies. The detailed information, largely deriving from own and original research and R