Chapter 17. Processing of Metal Powders
1 Chapter 17. Processing of Metal Powders 17.1 Introduction This chapter describes the powder metallurgy (P/M) process, in which metal powders are compacted into desired and often complex shapes and sintered (heated without melting) to form a solid piece. This process first was used by the Egyptians in about 3000 B.C. to iron tools. One of its first