Industrial: Powder Metallurgy
The alloy is powdered by atomization or is melted to produce spatter and the particles are charged into ball mills with a lubricant such as stearic acid and reduced to the desired fineness. Alternately, the Hall paste process involving ball milling in mineral spirits or the Hametag modifiion of ball milling can be employed. After milling, additional lubricant is added and the powder is ...