| Introduction to powder metallurgy, application of powder metallurgy industries, near net shape manufacturing techniques, powder manufacturing, characterization of powders, relation between powder production method and powder characteristics, powder compaction methods, powder injection moulding, basics of sintering, driving forces of sintering, stages of sintering, solid state sintering, liquid phase sintering, pore morphology, sintering mixed powders, sintering techniques, sintering atmosphere, post-sintering operations, issues with nanopowders during compaction and sintering, sintering mechanisms, sintering diagrams, powder metallurgy products: bearings, filters, friction parts, electrical contact materials, porous parts, modern applications of P/M parts |