Abstract: Metal-metal or metal-ceramic/carbide composite materials are fabricated by combination of powder injection molding and infiltration. This is achieved by first forming a composite system having a matrix component and an infiltrant layer. The matrix component is formed from a metal or ceramic/carbide powder, that is of a higher melting point, admixed with a first binder. The infiltrant layer is formed from a metal powder, that is of a lower melting point, admixed with a second binder. The first and second binders are subsequently removed from the composite system during a debinding process. The composite system is then heated in a sintering furnace to coalesce the matrix component into a matrix phase having a network of interconnected pores, and to effect infiltration of the infiltrant layer into these pores to form the composite material of the present invention.

Abstract: A curvature forming device has an upper member and a lower member. A clamping member is mounted on a spring within a recess in the upper member. An elongate deforming member is fixedly mounted in the same recess. The deforming member protrudes out of the recess more at one end than at the other. The upper member is pressed down against a flat anvil or die of a lower member, with a metal strip between them. The clamping member clamps the strip, whilst the deforming member deforms a small length of it. The upper member is raised and the strip moved forward a little bit. The upper member is then brought down again to clamp and deform the adjacent small length. Each deformed portion is generally fan shaped. These build up to produce a curve in the strip.

Abstract: A method of bonding two powder components having different shrinkage factors, one of which is metal powder, is disclosed herein. In the preferred method, at step 1.1, each powder component is separately mixed with a powder binder to substantially match the other powder component's shrinkage factor. Then at steps 1.2 to 1.4, the powder component mixtures are compacted in a die set to form a green compact. Next at step 1.5, the green compact is debindered and at step 1.6, the green compact is sintered in a furnace while applying pressure on a surface of the green compact during the sintering process. In this way, the two powder components can be bonded directly without a need for an intermediate gradient zone and a double-layer metal sheet can be thus formed.