MT665

PARTICULATE PROCESSING

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

TEXTBOOKS: 

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