I-powder metallurgy(PM) yitemu elihlanganisa izinhlobonhlobo zezindlela izinto zokwakha noma izingxenye ezenziwe ngazo ngezimpushana zensimbi.Izinqubo ze-PM zingagwema, noma zinciphise kakhulu, isidingo sokusebenzisa izinqubo zokususa insimbi, ngaleyo ndlela zehlise kakhulu ukulahlekelwa kwesivuno lapho kukhiqizwa futhi ngokuvamile kubangele izindleko eziphansi.

Isetshenziswa kabanzi embonini kumathuluzi ezinhlobo eziningi futhi emhlabeni jikelele ~ amathani angama-50,000 ngonyaka (t/y) yenziwa ngu-PM.Eminye imikhiqizo ihlanganisa izihlungi ezi-sintered, amabhere afakwe uwoyela ambobozekile, izinto ezithinta ugesi namathuluzi edayimane.

Selokhu kwavela ukukhiqizwa kwezimboni-scale metal powder-based additivemanufacturing (AM) ngeminyaka yo-2010, i-laser sintering ekhethiwe kanye nezinye izinqubo ze-metal AM ziwumkhakha omusha wokusetshenziswa kwe-powder metallurgy ebalulekile kwezohwebo.

I-powder metallurgy press kanye nenqubo ye-sinter ngokuvamile iqukethe izinyathelo ezintathu eziyisisekelo: ukuhlanganisa impushana (i-pulverisation), ukuhlanganisa i-die, kanye ne-sintering.Ukuminyana ngokuvamile kwenziwa ezingeni lokushisa legumbi, futhi inqubo yezinga lokushisa eliphakeme lokucwilisa ngokuvamile iqhutshwa ngomfutho womoya womoya nangaphansi kokwakheka komkhathi okulawulwa ngokucophelela.Ukucutshungulwa kwesibili ongakukhetha njengokwenza imali noma ukwelashwa kokushisa kuvame ukulandela ukuze kutholwe izakhiwo ezikhethekile noma ukunemba okuthuthukisiwe(kusuka ku-WIKIPEDIA)