After successful completion of the course, students are able to describe and link the powder metallurgical processes (powder production, compaction, sintering, post-processing). They can classify the modern methods of powder injection molding and metal powder printing in the process and judge their advantages and disadvantages.

Manufacturing and treatment of powders; consolidating and shaping by cold, warm hot pressing; uniaxial vs. isostatic compaction; fundamentals of sinering with solid and liquid phase; industrial sintering, furnaces, atmospheres Special consolidation techniques (powder injection moulding, rapid prototyping; extrusion, powder rolling) Secondary operations exclusively for PM (siting, repressing, infiltation) and adapted for PM (heat treatment, surface hardening, machining, joining) Relationships microstructure - properties Applications for PM materials and products, economical relevance

Presentation of the contents by means of powerpoint, whereby the slides are made available in the TISS. Free questioning by the students as well as questions to the auditorium by the lecturers

Oral examination at flexible dates and times agreed between students and examiners