Leaner steels - riding the alloy pricing tiger


          

刊名:Metal Powder Report
作者:Richard Felton
刊号:751C0004
ISSN:0026-0657
出版年:2009
年卷期:2009, vol.64, no.9
页码:12-14
总页数:3
分类号:TF12
语种:eng
文摘:The low-cost approach to combating the volatile pricing of steel alloy elements means real skill is needed in making sure powder metallurgy continues to meet the exacting standards of component manufacturers, says Joe Capus... The exaggerated volatility in energy and raw materials prices over the last few years has resulted in continuing problems for component manufacturers in all industry sectors. For ferrous powder producers as well as PM parts makers, "riding the alloy price tiger" has caused a flurry of development activity aimed at finding lower-cost solutions of various kinds, particularly for high-performance applications. As expected, there was no shortage of presentations at the MPIF's PowderMet2009 conference in Las Vegas discussing various aspects of leaner alloy systems for high-strength PM steel components.