PO W D E R

METALLURG
Y
PROCESS
1.CHEMICAL REDUCTION

2.ELECTROLYSIS

3.DECOMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REDUCTION

e most common chemical powder treatments involve

ide reduction,
duce metal oxide means to remove oxygen from metal oxide
2. Metal compounds are such as oxides, carbonates,
nitrates
are reduced with H2 Or CARBON or highly reactive
metal
3. This process is carried out at temperature
below melting point of metal.
4. The reduced product is then crushed and ground.
dvantages of chemical reduction:-
Simple,convenient,flexible
Only method for producing
powders of molybdenum , tungsten
Economical method
 ELECTROLYTIC
process

It is updation of electroplating

For e.g., if you want to make Cu powder,

then use copper plates as ANODE and
Place Al plates (CATHODE) in electrolytic tank.
Due to electrolysis ,powdery deposit of Cu is produced on
cathode.
 ter a definite time , the cathode plates are removed, rinsed
remove electrolyte and are dried.
he Cu deposited on cathode plates is then scrapped off
nd pulverized to produce Powder of desired grain size
Copper getting deposited on cathode
DECOMPOSITION

1. process by which organic substances

are broken down into simpler forms of matter.
2. In powder metallurgy, it is specially used for iron
And nickel carbonyls.
Decomposition sintering of metal requires less temperature
Than normal sintering of metal.

Advantages of this process are

1. Add versatility for micro-structure development
2. Utility in temperature critical processing