Volume 2019, Issue 6

Contents
REGULARS
279 REWIND
280 NEWS
284 FINANCIALS
286 SPECIAL FEATURE
330 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
337 PRODUCT SHOWCASE
343 EVENTS DIARY


SPECIAL FEATURE
286 Additive international Nottingham 2019 – Part 1
K.J.A. Brookes


298 POWDERMET2019 in Phoenix – Overview
J. Capus


305 ISO 13399 What is it and why do we need it?
K.J.A. Brookes


308 Low-cost Fe-bearing powder metallurgy Ti alloys
L. Bolzoni


314 Measuring the critical attributes of AM powders
A. Thornton, J. Saad and J. Clayton


320 JPMA 2018 annual report summary: China and Japan hold on to gains, while smaller PM industries showed significant progress
J. Capus


323 A new approach to PM extrusion
L. Nickels


326 POWDERMET2019: Turning up the heat with ferrous PM
J. Capus

Volume 2019, Issue 5

Contents
REGULARS
227 REWIND
228 NEWS
233 INTERVIEW
237 SPECIAL FEATURE
262 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
274 PRODUCT SHOWCASE
277 EVENTS DIARY


SPECIAL FEATURE
237 Influence of hexagonal phase transformation in laser prepared PcBN cutting tools on tool wear in machining of Inconel 718
B. Breidenstein, T. Grove, A. Kro¨del and R. Sitab


244 Vacuum sintering of chromium alloyed powder metallurgy steels
M. Vattur Sundaram, S. Karamchedu, C. Gouhier, E. Hryha, O. Bergman and L. Nyborg


251 Reconsidering functional powder metallurgy with intraparticle porosity
M.A. Atwater


255 Avi Cohen, Vice President of XJet highlights some of the challenges and advances in ceramics and metal AM
A. Cohen


257 How does the automotive industry benefit from 3D metal printing?
M.R. Nichols


259 AM cleans up its act
L. Nickels

Volume 2019, Issue 4

Contents
REGULARS
173 REWIND
174 NEWS
179 FINANCIALS
181 SPECIAL FEATURE
207 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
219 PRODUCT SHOWCASE
225 EVENTS DIARY


SPECIAL FEATURE
181 The importance of big data
L. Nickels


184 Identification and execution of research projects in powder metallurgy: Some thoughts
G.S. Upadhyaya


187 Hardmetal benefits for oil and gas
L. Nickels


190 PM personality: Thomas (Tom) Pelletiers, President APMI
J. Capus


192 MIM2019 conference report: Worldwide confidence persists
J. Capus


199 Manufacturing full density powder metallurgy gears through HIP:ing
M. Andersson, M. Bergendahl, U. Bjarre, A. Eklund, S. Gunnarsson, S. Haglund, H. Hansson, I. Heikkila¨, A. Khodaee, A. Melander, H. Nyberg, L. Nyborg, A. Strondl and M. Vattur Sundaram


204 Universal temperature dependence of Young’s modulus
D. Zakarian, A. Khachatrian and S. Firstov

Volume 2019, Issue 3

Contents
REGULARS
109 REWIND
111 NEWS
118 SPECIAL FEATURE
158 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
167 PRODUCT SHOWCASE
171 EVENTS DIARY


SPECIAL FEATURE
118 Professor German updates his views on the present and future outlook for powder injection molding
J. Capus


121 Taking a microfluidic approach to the production of self-healing construction materials
L.R. de Souza, A. Al-Tabbaa and D. Rossi


126 Cutting-edge technology
L. Nickels


130 Effect of grain size on the properties of ceramics
K.R. Kambale, A. Mahajan and S.P. Butee


137 Preprocessing of powder to enhance mechanical and thermal response of bulk magnesium
S. Tekumalla, L. Si Chun and M. Gupta


141 EPMA considers additive manufacturing for hardmetals
K.J.A. Brookes

Volume 2019, Issue 2

Contents
REGULARS
55 REWIND
57 NEWS
60 SPECIAL FEATURE
101 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
105 PRODUCT SHOWCASE
107 EVENTS DIARY


SPECIAL FEATURE
60 EPMA’s 2018 Bilbao Congress under review: Hardmetal processing
K.J.A. Brookes


72 An approach toward multiscale modeling of direct metal laser sintering process
S. Sahoo


77 A fracture mechanics approach to fatigue of sintered steels
M. Andersson


82 Niobium carbide for machining and wear protection – Evolution of properties
M. Woydt, S. Huang, E. Cannizza, J. Vleugels and H. Mohrbacher


90 The structure and properties formation in iron–carbon powder composite materials during infiltration
L.N. Dyachkova and P.A. Vityaz


95 Metal additive manufacturing – An interview with Sigma Labs CEO John Rice
C. McGuire and J. Rice


98 The mystery of the disappearing magnesium
L. Nickels

Volume 2019, Issue 1

Contents
REGULARS
1 REWIND
2 NEWS
11 SPECIAL FEATURE
35 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
48 PRODUCT SHOWCASE
53 EVENTS DIARY


SPECIAL FEATURE
11 EPMA’s Bilbao Congress Plenary opening showcases world PM
K.J.A. Brookes


20 Phase field simulation of dendritic microstructure in additively manufactured titanium alloy
J. Zhang, L. Wu, Y. Zhang and L. Meng


25 Investigation of the mechanism of Fe2 Al5 powder into FeAl powder transformation
R. Khoshhal and A. Hosseinzadeh


30 Investigation of oxidation behavior of synthesized Fe2Al5 and FeAl
R. Khoshhal

Volume 2018, Issue 6

Contents
REGULARS
293 REWIND
295 NEWS
298 SPECIAL FEATURE
338 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
342 PRODUCT SHOWCASE
345 EVENTS DIARY


SPECIAL FEATURE
298 MPIF San Antonio 2018. Presentations review 1: US army lab researches nano materials
K.J.A. Brookes


307 Free standing 3D printing
L. Nickels


310 Higher density, higher performance at POWDERMET2018
J. Capus


314 Changing the way we manufacture – AM in technical ceramics
H. Levi


316 Spherical tantalum feed powder for metal additive manufacturing
C. Sungail and A. Abid


319 Investigation on microstructure evolution of a new disk superalloy under different hot process
C. Jia, F. Zhang, Y. Li, S. Lv and C. Ge


329 Additive manufacturing of titanium components: An up-date
F.H. (Sam) Froes

Volume 2018, Issue 5

Contents
REGULARS
223 REWIND
224 NEWS
233 SPECIAL FEATURE
283 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
288 PRODUCT SHOWCASE
292 EVENTS DIARY


SPECIAL FEATURE
233 2018 Summerev tackles heterogeneity
K.J.A. Brookes


243 Characterisation of hard materials – Hardmetal characterisation part two at EPMA’s 2017 Milan Congress
K.J.A. Brookes


257 POWDERMET2018 overview
J. Capus


265 PM personality: Dr Kalathur (Sim) Narasimhan, FASM. FAPMI, FIndPMI
J. Capus


268 Connecting the dots
L. Nickels


271 2018 MPIF PM design Excellence Competition Winners: MIM parts top the list again
J. Capus


276 Metal particle shape: A practical perspective
A. Nouri and A. Sola

Volume 2018, Issue 4

Contents
REGULARS
181 REWIND
183 NEWS
188 SPECIAL FEATURE
208 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
219 PRODUCT SHOWCASE
222 EVENTS DIARY


SPECIAL FEATURE
188 Positive prognosis for 3D printed animal implants
L. Nickels


193 Encouraging progress across Asia: JPMA report for 2017
J. Capus


195 Office-based AM now open for business
L. Nickels


198 Unveiling additive manufacturing with metal powders industry trends with technology interventions and competitive landscape as frame of reference
S. Hebbalkar


202 Taking control of metal powder properties: Exploring the benefits of real-time particle sizing
J. DeNigris

Volume 2018, Issue 3

Contents
REGULARS
111 REWIND
113 NEWS
119 SPECIAL FEATURE
170 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
175 PRODUCT SHOWCASE
179 EVENTS DIARY


SPECIAL FEATURE
119 Europe salutes metal-based AM
K.J.A. Brookes


126 Introduction to surface engineering Peter A. Dearnley
K.J.A. Brookes


128 Additive hardmetals. Johannes Po¨ tschke of Fraunhofer IKTS surveys the field
K.J.A. Brookes


133 MIM2018 Conference report: Continuing positive outlook
J. Capus


138 MIM2018 Keynote Address: Benedikt Blitz looks at Metal Powders and MIM from a global steel perspective
J. Capus


141 EPMA 2017 Congress. Part 2 – EuroHM open meeting
K.J.A. Brookes


144 PM Personality: Professor emeritus Randall M. German, FASM, FAPMI
J. Capus


148 Inside out 3D printing
L. Nickels


151 A multi-scale multi-physics modeling framework of laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing process
J. Zhang, Y. Zhang, W.H. Lee, L. Wu, H.-H. Choi and Y.-G. Jung


158 Additive manufacturing powder feedstock characterization using X-ray tomography
F. Bernier, R. Tahara and M. Gendron


163 Heat treatment of PM parts by Hot Isostatic Pressing
A. Eklund and M. Ahlfors

Volume 2018, Issue 2

Contents
REGULARS
57 REWIND
59 NEWS
62 SPECIAL FEATURE
101 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
106 PRODUCT SHOWCASE
109 EVENTS DIARY


SPECIAL FEATURE
62 Processing and strengthening mechanisms of boron-carbide-reinforced aluminum matrix composites
H. Guo and Z. Zhang


68 Opportunities for producing dimensionally enhanced powder-injection-molded parts
V. Piotter, A. Klein, T. Mueller and K. Plewa


72 Powder metallurgically manufactured cellular metals from carat gold alloys for decorative applications
O. Andersen, H. Go¨hler, C. Kostmann, P. Quadbeck, F. Diologent, D. Colas and B. Kieback


80 A faster FAST: Electro-Sinter-Forging
A. Fais


87 Powder forging in PSRSPU
Y. Dorofeyev and V. Dorofeyev


94 The creep behavior of a disk superalloy under different stress conditions
C. Jia, Y. Li, F. Zhang and S. Lv

Volume 2018, Issue 1

Contents
REGULARS
1 REWIND
3 NEWS
11 SPECIAL FEATURE
46 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
52 PRODUCT SHOWCASE
55 EVENTS DIARY


SPECIAL FEATURE
11 Milan hosts EPMA 2017 Congress. Awards and Plenary presentations
K.J.A. Brookes

18 Bridging the gap between design and print
L. Nickels

21 Mechanical performance of Cr-alloyed PM steel after different sintering and heat treatment operations
O. Bergman, D. Chasoglou and M. Dahlstro¨m

26 Laser material removal on cutting tools from different materials and its effect on wear behavior
B. Breidenstein, B. Denkena, B. Bergmann and A. Kro¨del

32 On the structure, thermal and tribotechnical properties of the antifriction infiltrated materials based on iron and copper
L. Dyachkova, A. Leonov and E. Feldshtein

38 Development of powder injection molding process for sintered soft magnet with the addition of Fe-17 at.% P powder
D.S. Shin, I.D. Jung, H.J. Kim and S.J. Park