The present disclosure relates to a method for creating a powder for use in a selective laser sintering additive manufacturing (AM) application to form a battery component. In one aspect the method may comprise providing a battery component active material, a carbon material and a binder material. The active material and the binder material are mixed together in a first ratio in a mixer for a first time period, to carry out a first mixing operation, to produce a first mixture of active material and binder material. Carbon material may then be added to the first mixture of active material and binder material in a second ratio. The carbon material and the first mixture of active material and binder material may then be mixed for a second time period in a second mixing operation to form a homogeneously mixed powder.

Graphite-containing brass alloy billets having less than 0.25 wt. % lead and a method of manufacturing relating thereto are provided. The method includes forming a brass powder and mixing the brass powder with graphite and one or more binders. The brass powder contains copper and zinc and may be formed using water atomization. The brass-powder mixture is compacted to form an initial billet. The initial billet may be subjected to one or more heating treatments. A first heating treatment may be used to remove the one or more binders. An optional second heating treatment may be used to deoxidize the binder-free billet. A third heating treatment may sinter the compact to form the workable graphite-containing brass alloy billet.

The present invention involves a graphene-containing rare earth permanent magnet material and preparation method thereof. The graphene-containing rare earth permanent magnet material, comprising: 20.6 to 23.4 weight percent of neodymium, 6.6 to 7.5 weight percent of praseodymium, 0.95 to 1.20 weight percent of boron, 0.4 to 0.6 weight percent of cobalt, 0.11 to 0.15 weight percent of copper, 2.0 to 2.4 weight percent of lanthanum, 1.7 to 2.1 weight percent of cerium, 1 to 5 weight percent of graphene, a remainder being iron. The graphene-containing rare earth permanent magnet material exhibits excellent temperature resistance, good conductivity and magnet properties even without any heavy rare earth elements like terbium or dysprosium, which dramatically reduces the cost, promotes the efficient utilization of rare earth resources and improves product quality. The preparation method within this invention is simple to realize, easy to control, cost-effective and has high production efficiency and stable product performances.

Disclosed is a mixed powder for powder metallurgy including: (a) an iron-based powder containing Si in an amount of 0 mass % to 0.2 mass % and Mn in an amount of 0 mass % to 0.4 mass %, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; and (b) an alloyed steel powder containing Mo in an amount of 0.3 mass % to 4.5 mass %, Si in an amount of 0 mass % to 0.2 mass %, and Mn in an amount of 0 mass % to 0.4 mass %, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein a ratio of (b) the alloyed steel powder to a total of (a) the iron-based powder and (b) the alloyed steel powder is from 50 mass % to 90 mass %, and a ratio of Mo to the total of (a) the iron-based powder and (b) the alloyed steel powder is 0.20 mass % or more and less than 2.20 mass %.

A method of manufacturing a metal hybrid, heat-dissipating material includes the steps of (a) preparing a spherical metal powder and a flake graphite powder having an aspect ratio greater than 1, respectively; (b) preparing a powder mixture by inserting only the spherical metal powder and the flake graphite powder into a container, followed by dry mixing the powder mixture using a multi-axial mixing method for rotating or vibrating the container about two or more different rotation axes without any liquid input and without any mixing aids; (c) manufacturing a green compact by pressing the powder mixture; and (d) sintering the green compact to provide the metal hybrid, heat-dissipating material.

Provided is an iron-based alloy sintered body having a tensile strength of 800 MPa or more, excellent machinability, a microstructure with an average Vickers hardness of 300 Hv or more and 900 Hv or less and a standard deviation of Vickers hardness of 200 Hv or less, and an average pore circularity of 0.30 or more.

A piston pin includes a pipe-shaped main body made of an iron-based sintered alloy. The piston pin is installed to penetrate an upper end of the connecting rod and the piston and the piston pin has an eccentric mass center in a circumferential direction.

A lithium-carbon composite material and a preparation method thereof. The method includes preparation of a micron lithium powder dispersion, adjustment of the solid content of the micron lithium powder dispersion, preparation of a lithium-carbon mixture, and preparation of the lithium-carbon composite material.

A method for producing a porous shaped body may include providing a mixture of a powder including at least one of a metal, a metal alloy, and a ceramic, with a resin/activator mixture. The method may then include introducing the mixture by core shooting into a cavity formed in a forming tool, and solidifying the mixture in the forming tool to give a shaped body. The method may then include heating the shaped body to remove at least one of organic constituents and gases present in the shaped body. The method may further include resolidifying the shaped body by a sintering operation.

A method for depositing lithium on a substrate to form an electrode is provided. The method includes applying a printable lithium composition comprised of lithium metal powder, a polymer binder compatible with the lithium metal powder, a rheology modifier compatible with the lithium metal powder and a solvent compatible with the lithium metal powder and with the polymer binder, to a substrate.