Metal alloy powders - Import export

Our metallurgists specialize in the design, development and production of specialty metal powders manufactured through advanced high-pressure water atomization technology. We work alongside our customers to develop custom metal alloy powder solutions to exacting specifications for critical applications. Our expertise and nearly 50 years of history in water atomization of specialty metal powder products has led us to supply a huge number of market sectors ranging from automotive to semiconductor to aerospace across the test globe. Water Atomization Process We employ an advanced high-pressure water atomization process to engineer highly customized metal powder. Our technology is proven to achieve fine particle size distributions, enabling our metallurgists to produce precision metal powder products.

AMETEK offers a range of wear resistant tool steel powers used in P/M, MIM, and metal additive manufacturing. Tool steels use a combination of C, Cr, Mo, V, and W in an Fe based alloy to generate a carbide microstructure in the metal alloy. Powder Metallurgy (P/M) tool steels offer the highest grade of performance, especially in respect to toughness, due to the extremely fine and uniform distribution of carbides resulting from the atomization process. AMETEK offers multiple grades in the M, D, and T series of tool steels including M3-5, D-2, and T-15 among others. Each tool steel is optimized for its respective purpose to give exceptional properties. Some tool steels, such as our premium T-15 grade, can result in hardness near 70 HRC when appropriately processed and heat treated. Materials that have been routinely produced include M-2, M3-2, M3-5, M4-2, D2, and T15.

AMETEK has the metallurgical expertise to produce specialty powders for super-niche and highly engineered applications. Our experience has made us a global leader in the field. Customized and Specialty Alloys Utilizing high pressure water atomization under carefully controlled conditions, we develop innovative powders in an extensive range of standard and custom alloys. Niche Applications Our high alloy powders are used in specialty segments including Sintered Metal Filters, Fiber – polyester and nylon production, Plastic Compounding, Hardfacing and Surface Coating, Powder Metallurgy (P/M), and Metal Injection Molding (MIM). Typical alloys include

Hardfacing Powders are manufactured to have the precise size, shape, and chemistry required for optimal thermal spraying characteristics. Our powders are available in a wide variety of alloys to give the workpiece desired finished qualities - whether it’s good machinability, abrasion resistance, corrosion resistance, ductility, hardness, or high strength. No matter the application, we have a powder that can be manufactured to your exact specifications and meet your coating needs. Hardfacing Process Hardfacing or surface coating is a process of spraying or welding metallic powders onto a workpiece or substrate to give it a specific hardness, wear resistance, or corrosion resistance. This process requires the appropriate alloy and particle size distribution for a specific deposition technology. Appropriately selected powders yield the best properties and manufacturing efficiencies.

We have a long and established history in serving the global Powder Metallurgy industry with substantial historical product developments and leadership representation at Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF). Our ability to engineer customized, structural metal powders through water atomization for Powder Metallurgy (PM) applications is world renown, particularly in the automotive and industrial markets. Powder Metallurgy (PM) is the process of pressing and sintering a metal powder into a near net shape part that offers numerous advantages over other metal forming technologies including: High customization such as size, alloy and properties Cost effectiveness and sustainability due to near net shape or net shape production Shape complexity without secondary operation Products We manufacture an extensive range of alloys to numerous customers specifications including chemistry modifications.

Hardfacing Powders are manufactured to have the precise size, shape, and chemistry required for optimal thermal spraying characteristics. Our powders are available in a wide variety of alloys to give the workpiece desired finished qualities - whether it’s good machinability, abrasion resistance, corrosion resistance, ductility, hardness, or high strength. No matter the application, we have a powder that can be manufactured to your exact specifications and meet your coating needs.

Our filter grade powders are available in a wide range of particle size distributions and are uniquely suited to produce sintered porous metal filters for demanding applications. Typical materials include a wide number of commercial alloys specifically tailored for filter applications. The alloys available include but are not limited to high performance Stainless Steels, Hastelloys®, Monels®, Inconels® and Nickel. We produce these alloys specifically for sintered filters in tightly controlled size distributions within the 10-250µm range for liquid and gas filtration. We routinely produce more than 25 different sizes of filter product and are happy to take on the challenge of exacting, custom specifications. Filter Powder Expertise We manufacture filter grade powders that are specially atomized to give the highly irregular shape required for precise filtration. Our plant has been producing water atomized powders for sintered