Powder Metallurgy (P/M) is a metal processing technology that converts metallic powder into useful engineering components of various shapes and properties. The major advantage of P/M is its ability to make highly complex, high precision parts at a fraction of the cost of competing technologies such as machining and investment casting. It has gained widespread popularity in a wide array of applications from automotive seat belt components, electric contacts, soft magnetic cores, to wear resistant tooling for the plastic industry.   Read more...

Fully Dense P/M

Pacific Sintered Metal's Superwear Division is the world leader in fully dense P/M High Speed Tool Steels and Alloy Steels, in addition to the alloy bonded Titanium Carbide materials with wear performance rival cemented Tungsten Carbide.  Read more...

Our alloy bonded Titanium Carbide materials are engineered for severe wear applications. They outlast conventional tool steels by a factor of 10, while at the same time providing much better fracture toughness than cemented Tungsten Carbide. In an annealed state, these unique materials are machinable by conventional machining methods, such as turning, milling and drilling. In heat-treated state, they can achieve hardness of HRC 69. Read more...

Metal Injection Molding

Pacific Sintered Metal's Metal Injection Molding (MIM) division offers our customers a new dimension in shape complexity and component performance. Metal Injection Molding can economically produce  complex shapes beyond the capability of conventional P/M. It is capable of making parts with features such as OD/ID threads and undercuts without the need for secondary machining. The fine particle size used in Metal Injection Molding feedstock allows for sintered density of close to  theoretical density vs. the 80 ~ 90% achievable through conventional press/sinter. The combination of fine grain size and high density gives MIM components properties matching those of their wrought counter parts. Read more...