Product Description
Completely updated and expanded edition in all areas of powder production, sampling, characterization, shaping, consolidation, sintering, quality control, machining, heat treating, and P/M applications.
Your single source for practical engineering information on sintering practices, tool design, P/M metallography, dimensional control, part design, powders, binders, lubricants, and the processing, properties, and performance of P/M materials in different production technologies and applications.
Comprehensive coverage of P/M technologies and applications including warm compaction, injection molding, rapid prototyping, thermal spray forming, reactive sintering, and P/M gears, bearings, high-performance parts, composites, machine parts, electric contacts, magnetic materials, metallic foams, hardfacing powders, automotive parts, and more.
What's Updated...
- Contains updated information essential for effective P/M manufacturing and applications
- Revised Production Sintering Practices
- Accurate Sampling and Classification of Metal Powders
- Updates on Sintering Furnaces and Atmosphere Control
- Tips on Tooling and Part Design
- Blending and Premixing of Metal Powders and Binders
- Effect of Blending Techniques on Properties of Metal Powder Mixes
- Expanded coverage on high-density consolidation practices
- Compressibility and Green Strength of Metal Powders
- Updates on atomization and other powder production practices
- Expanded coverage on secondary operations and quality control
- Updates on P/M part applications and performance
- Metal Powders for Welding, Hardfacing, and Brazing
- Specialized Application of Metal Powders
Written For
- Manufacturing and heat treating personel
- Project engineers and purchasing agents for original equipment manufacturers
- Mechanical engineers
- Materials Testing and quality control personnel
- Part designers for Machinery, Automobiles, Appliances, and Electrical/Electronic components for Control and Instrumentation Systems
Whats' News...
- Over 30 new articles reflecting the continued of P/M applications and production technologies
- Powder Injection Molding
- Binder-Assisted Extrusion
- Warm Compaction
- Spray Forming Metallurgy
- Thermal Spray Forming
- Rapid Prototyping
- High-Temperature Sintering
- Process Modeling and Design
- Ultrafine and Nanophase Powders
- Mechanical Alloying
- Powder Lubricants, Binders, and Coatings
- Planning and Quality Control of P/M Parts Production
- Fatigue of P/M parts
- Corrosion-Resistant P/M materials
- Reactive Sintering
- Field-Activated Sintering
- Cold Sintering
- Pneumatic Isostatic Pressing
- Techniques to Improve Dimensional Tolerance
- Machinability and Machining of P/M Materials
- Resin Impregnation
- Wear Resistance
Published: 1998
Pages: 950
Format: Hardbound