Powder Metallurgy

At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. appreciate the fact that this is an important manufacturing process that stands between the traditional manufacturing processes such as casting, machining, metal joining processes, metal working processes, and the emerging manufacturing processes such as additive manufacturing and nanotechnology; 2. explain the concept, the content and the context of powder metallurgy principles; 3. explain how this knowledge can be applied in industries; and 4. possess background knowledge to envision future trends in powder metallurgy.

Introduction to powder metallurgy; applications of powder metallurgy techniques in industries; methods of production of metal powders, grinding and blending of powder; compaction by pressing, extrusion, rolling and explosive techniques; sintering, sizing and impregnating; sintered products; advantages and disadvantages of powder metallurgy techniques; safety engineering in powder metallurgy industries; future trends in powder metallurgy.