Modern Developments in Powder Metallurgy

of Volume 1.- Powder Production.- The Kinetics of Direct Reduction of Iron Oxides with Methane.- Effect of Addition Agents on the Properties of Nickel Powders Produced by Hydrogen Reduction.- The Effect of Ternary Elements on the Physical Properties of Air-Atomized 85/15 Copper-Zinc Powders and Green and Sintered Compacts.- Powder Testing and Mixing.- Processes Involved in Mixing and Segregation of Metal Powders.- Particle-Size Analysis in Cemented Carbide Technology.- Rapid Particle-Size Analysis of Metal Powders with an Electronic Device.- The Morphology and Size Analysis of Fine Metal Powders.- Consolidation of Powders.- The Porosity-Pressure Curve and its Relation to the Pore-Size Distribution in Iron Powder Compacts.- Isostatic Pressing for High-Volume Production.- A New Technology Based on Submicron Powders.- The Processing of High-Purity Copper Powder into Mill Shapes.- The Theoretical Optimum Rolling Speed in Powder Compaction.- Some Characteristics of Hot-Extruded Powder Metal Billets.- Slip-Casting of Copper Powder.- Sintering Mechanisms.- Creep Mechanisms and Their Role in the Sintering of Metal Powders.- On the Mechanisms of Sintering.- The Relationship Between Surface Area and Density in the Second-Stage Sintering of Metals.- Sintering of Crystalline Oxides.- Comparison of Sintering Mechanisms in Some Carbides, Oxides, and Metals.- Investigation of the Sintering Process During Formation of Solid Solutions.- The Sintering of Iron-Germanium Powder Mixtures.