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This textbook introduces students to the science and technology of powder metallurgy, including the treatment of ceramic powders and powders of some intermetallic compounds.Revised and updated, the text provides thorough coverage of various aspects of powder metallurgy involving raw materials, various methods of production of metallic powders and non-metallic powders, their characteristics, technological aspects of compacting and sintering, various applications of powder metallurgy technology using different techniques, and the most recent developments in powder metallurgy.This textbook is an invaluable learning tool for undergraduate students of metallurgical and materials engineering. It also caters to students of mechanical engineering, automobile engineering, aerospace engineering, industrial and production engineering for courses in manufacturing technology, processes and practices.Highlights of the second editionSections exploring grinding in mills, disintegration of liquid metals and alloys, methods for the production of iron powder by reduction of oxides, and metallothermic reduction of oxides have been included.Sections on mechanical comminution of solid materials and structural P/M parts have been updated.Additional questions are provided at the end of book to aid understanding.

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B.K. Datta (Ph.D.) is Former Senior Faculty at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He has over forty years of teaching and research experience. Dr. Datta has also co-authored a book on Material Science and published many articles in national/international journals. He is a founder member of the Powder Metallurgical Association of India (PMAI), life member of the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) and a member of The Institution of Engineers (India).

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