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Metal Powders (Powdered Metals)

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Metal powders are finely divided or powdered metals used in fabricating sintered parts, thermal spraying, filling plastics, and other specialized applications. Powdered metals include iron, aluminum, zinc, copper, bronze, brass, steel, stainless steel, nickel, platinum, palladium, titanium and silver.

Metal powders are used in powder metallurgy, which is the process of making metal parts and components by heating compacted powdered metals to just below melting. Powder metallurgy is also known as press-and-sinter. Many metals are treated with this process to produce a porous material called sponge fines. For example, sponge iron fines are small particles of iron ore that has been reduced by heat. Sponge iron can come in lumps or finer particles and is frequently used as an alternative to steel scrap metal. The advantages to using this method to create metal parts include elimination of much of the waste of traditional machining, ability to create a wide variety of alloyed components, and the ability to heat-treat materials for increased strength.

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