Metal Processing Institute
Particulate Materials Research Center

Research Programs

The research agenda of the PMRC addresses the fundamentals, which are needed to establish the knowledge base. The research projects are listed below:

Current Projects

  1. Fatigue Mechanisms in P/M Components
  2. Feasibility Study of Infrared Detection of Defects in Green-State and Sintered P/M Compacts
  3. Modeling the Heat Treatment Response of P/M Components
  4. Competitive Analysis of the P/M Industry

Completed Projects

  1. Electrostatic Density Measurements in Green-State P/M Parts (106KB PDF file)
  2. Density Distribution in Powder Metal Compacts: Prediction & Control (66KB PDF file)
  3. Crack Detection - Commercialization Status
  4. De-Lubrication During Sintering of P/M Parts
  5. Sloan P/M Industry Studies (Sloan)
  6. Competitive Advantage in Metal Processing (Sloan)
  7. Buyer-Seller Relationships (Sloan)
  8. Cost Estimation and Quoting (Sloan)
  9. Electronic Business in Metal Processing (Sloan)
  10. Development of Continuous, Direct Feedback Control Systems for Sintering of Metallic Components (DOE)

Industrial Internships

  1. Air Liquide - Delubrication in P/M Components
  2. GKN - P/M Gear Performance
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