November 2004 Features

Aerospace adds lustre to appeal of master alloy MIM feedstocks
High endurance components for jet engines could be good for MIM

Even the toughest hard metals have their weak spots
Corrosion and wear resistance are hot topics in hardmetals

Oil atomisation puts a different face on iron alloy powders
Carbide-coated iron powder is being produced using kerosene

Smoothing the path for rapid manufacturing
Laser sintered parts sometimes need to be infilled with another metals