Alcoa and SMI form strategic alliance in powder parts.PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1996--Alcoa and Sinter sinter Mineral deposit with a porous or vesicular texture (having small cavities). Siliceous sinter is a deposit of opaline or amorphous silica that occurs as an incrustation around hot springs and geysers and sometimes forms conical mounds (geyser cones) or terraces. Metals, Inc., Cleveland, OH (SMI (1) (Storage Management Initiative) The initiative developed by the SNIA in 2003 to create a single standard interface for storage management technologies used by multiple vendors and networking communities. ) have formed a strategic alliance to further the development and expansion of the market for aluminum parts produced by powder metallurgy powder metallurgy Fabrication of metal objects from a powder rather than casting from molten metal or forging at softening temperatures. In some cases the powder method is more economical, as in making metal parts such as gears for small machines, in which casting would techniques, especially for the automotive, business machine, appliance, lawn care and leisure equipment markets. SMI, an international company dedicated to the production of high quality precision powder metallurgy parts, has the fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. and processing expertise to advance the development of this technically demanding manufacturing process. Aluminum parts produced by the powder metallurgy process couple precision part capability with a wide range of mechanical properties as well as other attractive aluminum characteristics such as light weight, corrosion resistance and conductivity conductivity /con·duc·tiv·i·ty/ (kon?duk-tiv´i-te) the capacity of a body to transmit a flow of electricity or heat; the conductance per unit area of the body. con·duc·tiv·i·ty n. 1. . Such parts can be produced from low density, self lubricating components to fully densified high strength, high stiffness structural parts. The alliance combines the expertise of SMI with Alcoa's technical and aluminum powder production capability, and has the objective of providing customers with new and improved aluminum parts that can be tailored to meet exacting technical requirements. CONTACT: Alcoa, Pittsburgh Editorial contact: Thomas B. Gurganus, 412/339-6984 |
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