The History of Powdered Metal
The History of Powdered Metal The following takes a look at the history and steps to use the process of powered metals. The process of sintering dates from around 3,000 B.C., according to some archaeologists. Many experts credit the Ancient Incans with using powered gold in the manufacture of jewelry items hundreds of year ago. […]
Powder Metallurgy is a Green Technology
Powder Metallurgy is a Green Technology Powder metallurgy is the blending of fine powdered materials and then pressing them into the shapes or forms (compacting) that you need for your project and then heating the compressed material in a controlled setting to bond the material (sintering to the metal). The powder metallurgy has four steps: powder manufacturing, powder […]
Diffusion Bonding as a Joining Technique
Diffusion Bonding as a Joining Technique Diffusion bonding is typically utilized for ferrous parts which are fairly small in size. Hence, part geometry can be a concern. To avoid this complication, sintering and diffusion bonding can potentially be carried out in the same furnace. Diffusion bonding is the solid state joining of two surfaces under intimate contact […]
Leak & Crack Detection on Manufactured Parts
Leak & Crack Detection on Manufactured Parts Metal crack detection is critical to detect flaws in metals, for instance, a typical welding defect may be caused by the lack of complete fusion of the weld to the base metal, this will eventually create cracks and porous conditions inside the weld. The use of metal crack […]
Facts about Powdered Metal Blending
Facts about Powdered Metal Blending The powder metallurgy requires access to a source of properly blended raw material. These are the mixed powders that mingle with alloying additives and lubricants. the powered metal industrial machinery breaks from its normal linear processing configuration. In the production run, the operation uses a dual-action sequence to really shake […]