Pre-requisite: MT 653 (Manufacturing Processes)
Introduction to particulate processing – advantages, limitations and applications of particulate processing
Science of particulate processing – issues related to particle morphology – differences in mechanical behaviour (with respect to cast and wrought materials) and related mathematical treatment - similarities and differences between metal powder and ceramic powder processing
Production and characterisation of metal and ceramic powders – compaction processes – powder properties and powder compaction – Pressing, Hot Isostatic Processing and extrusion
Sintering – thermodynamic and process aspects – recent developments in mechanical alloying and reaction milling
Production of particulate composites - application of P/M based on case studies - manufacturing of typical products – near net shape processing
1. German R.M., ‘Powder Metallurgy Science’, Metal Powder Industries Federation, New Jersey, 1994
2. Kuhn H. A. and Alan Lawley, ‘Powder Metallurgy Processing - New Techniques and Analysis’, Oxford IBH, Delhi, 1978
