Powder metallurgyWhich benefits ?
Quality
Metal elaboration is similar to the processes currently used in metal industry ; atomizing into powder instead of consolidating into bar or sheet plate enables to get rid of current defects frequently faced in metal industry (grain size irregularities, residual constraints…)
Shaping steps are cold processes ; this enables chemical composition stability and microstructure regularity, synonymous with adequacy to highest technical standards
Semi finished products are particles of a few microns in size ; therefore the microstructure of the finished product is very sharp and the product is isotropic i.e. very regular mechanical performances, with very good thermal and electrical conductivity, etc…
Environment
Shaping processes are additive, enabling raw material and energy savings of 30% to 70% compared with conventional shaping processes
The processes are more integrated, requiring less raw material and energy, which also means less recycling and finishing operations. It's a sustainable choice
Innovation
Powder metallurgy enables innovative engineering of materials (cermets, metal-oxydes, bimetallics…)
The regularity of the microstructure enables an optimization of the net shape
Industrial
The reduced number of operations means reduction of production cycles, therefore work in progress and delivery schedules reductions
"The Region and the European Union are supporting the METAL ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGIES project as part of the European Union's recovery package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic under the ERDF/ESF (Aquitaine/Limousin/Poitou-Charentes) Operational Programme 2014-2020."
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