Mechanical Alloying Technology at Michigan Tech

Institute of Materials Processing

Metallic processing, casting and foundry

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Mechanical Alloying Technology
The Institute of Materials Processing at Michigan Technological University has capabilities for mechanical alloying, mechanical milling and solid state powder processing of a wide range of metallic and ceramic materials in quantities ranging from about 10 g up to 20 kg. Dry milling can be done under either air or purified argon, and "slurry" milling can be performed in either traditional or cryogenic liquids. Facilities include:

Spex Mills (Five units)
Union Process 01-HD Attritors (Inertized and ambient-air units)
Union Process 1-STG Attritor
Union Process 15-S Attritor
Ball Mills (200 mm and 480 mm Dia.)

Extensive capabilities are also available for:

Inert Powder Handling (Pulverizing, canning, sizing, melt spinning)
Consolidation Processing (High-pressure HIP, vacuum sintering, hot pressing )
Material Characterization (Chemistry, metallography, powder evaluation, mechanical testing)

These facilities are available for use on both in-house development programs and for toll processing work. For more extensive information about capabilities, recent projects or the Particulate and Composite Materials Research Group, please contact :

Dr. Marvin McKimpson

Institute of Materials Processing

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI 49931

(906) 487-1825 (voice) / (906) 487-2921 (fax)

email: mmckimp@mtu.edu

Comments about these web pages? Please email Marv McKimpson

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