Abstract: A process for producing strip products which comprises forming an aqueous slurry of a suspension of metallic particles in a film forming cellulose derivative, depositing a quantity of the slurry onto a support surface, drying the slurry to form a self supporting flat product, removing the dried product from the support surface and roll compacting the same to produce a green strip. The green strip is supported on a moving surface as it travels to and enters a heater in which it is heated in an oxidising atmosphere to a temperature at which substantially all traces of the cellulose derivative are removed. The heated strip is fed while still on the moving support surface to and through a sinter furnace to form a coherent strip of the required composition.

Abstract: A process for producing flat products from gas atomised particulate material comprises the steps of forming a relatively smooth castable slurry comprising a suspension of such particulate material in a solution of film-forming binder material, depositing a coating of the slurry onto a substrate or support surface and drying the coating to form a flexible flat product. The dried flat product may be bonded onto the substrate or support surface by the drying process or, alternatively, may be removed therefrom and roll-bonded to a suitable substrate for subsequent compaction and sintering.

Abstract: A method of producing strip comprising at least two material layers of different chemical composition bonded one to another, in which separate slurries of powders of different chemical compositions are formed in film-forming cellulose derivatives. Dried layers in strip form are produced from the slurries and these layers are fed, while under tension in interfacial contact, into the nip of a pair of compaction rolls to effect a mechanical bond between the layers. At least one of the strip layers may be subjected to a sintering operation prior to being fed into the nip of the compaction rolls.

Abstract: A process for producing strip from particulate metallic material in which a slurry comprising a suspension of particulate metallic material in a solution of water containing a film forming binder material is deposited as a coating onto a support surface and is heated to gel the binder and to dry the slurry coating, the dried strip subsequently being removed from the support surface and rolled to effect compaction thereof. The ratio of particulate metallic material to water content of the slurry lies within the range 3.4:1 and 4.2:1 to ensure good flowability of the slurry coating and to produce the required flat profile in the rolled strip.

Abstract: A method of producing metallic strip containing discrete particles of one or more additional metallic or non-metallic materials dispersed therein, includes the step of forming a homogeneous mix of ductile metallic particles and a minor proportion of metallic and/or non-metallic particles having chemical and/or physical properties different from those of the ductile metallic particles. A slurry coating comprising a suspension of the mixed particles in a film forming cellulose derivative is deposited onto a moving support surface, dried and removed from the support surface before being subjected to rolling to effect compaction of the ductile content of the strip and sintering at a temperature at which the metallic particles coalesce to form a matrix containing particles of the additional metallic or non-metallic material(s) which either remain as discrete particles or alloy with the matrix.

Abstract: A process for producing a flat product such as a coin includes the steps of forming a slurry comprising a suspension of particulate material in a film-forming cellulose derivative, depositing a quantity of this slurry onto a support surface, drying the slurry to form a self-supporting flat product, and removing the dried product from the support surface. The particulate material essentially comprises metallic particles and matter whose chemical composition and physical properties differ from those of the metallic particles such that the added matter is not or only partially taken into solution with the metallic particles on heat treatment of the product whereby the presence of the added matter can readily be detected following such heat treatment.