A tantalum powder, a tantalum powder compact, a tantalum powder sintered body, a tantalum anode, an electrolytic capacitor and a preparation method for tantalum powder. The tantalum powder contains boron element, and the tantalum powder has a specific surface area of greater than or equal to 4 m.sup.2/g; the ratio of the boron content of the tantalum powder to the specific surface area of the tantalum powder is 216; the boron content is measured in weight ppm, and the specific surface area is measured in m.sup.2/g; Powder that can pass through a -mesh screen in the tantalum powder accounts for over 85% of the total weight of the tantalum powder, where =150170; and the tantalum powder with high CV has a low leakage current and dielectric loss, and good moldability.

A sintered R-T-B based magnet composition includes: R: not less than 27 mass % and not more than 37 mass % (R is at least one rare-earth element which always includes at least one of Nd and Pr), B: not less than 0.75 mass % and not more than 0.97 mass %, Ga: not less than 0.1 mass % and not more than 1.0 mass %, Cu: not less than 0 mass % and not more than 1.0 mass %, and T: 61.03 mass % or more (where T is at least one selected from Fe, Co, Al, Mn and Si and always includes Fe, such that the Fe content is 80 mass % or more in the entire T). [T]/[B] is greater than 14.0. An R amount is greater in the surface than in the center, and a Ga amount is greater in the surface than in the center. [T]/[B] in the surface is higher than [T]/[B] in the center.

A material for producing a three-dimensionally printed part including a metal material and at least one sintering aid in an amount effective to give the three-dimensionally printed part a density of between about 90% and about 100% after sintering is disclosed. A method of printing a three-dimensional part including selecting a metal material, incorporating at least one sintering aid into the metal material to form a print material, and printing the three-dimensional part is also disclosed. A method of producing a sintered metal part including providing a metal material for the sintered metal part incorporating boron as a first sintering aid, incorporating phosphorus as a second sintering aid, forming the metal part in a predetermined form the metal material, and heating the formed metal part to a sintering temperature is also disclosed. Three-dimensionally printed parts are also disclosed.

A preparation method of high purity and densified tungsten-titanium metal which mixes titanium metal powder and tungsten metal powder together; adds metallic nitrates (such as nickel nitrate) as combustion improvers; then taking into the account of the characteristics of metal nitrate, which is soluble in alcohols to form a liquidous precursor, adds metal powder to mix together thoroughly, so that the sintering agent is expected to be colloid and uniformly spread among the tungsten-titanium metal powder. The preparation method significantly reduces the ratio of the combustion improver during the preparation of the high purity and densified tungsten-titanium target material.

A stabilizing liquid functional material (SLFM) for 3D printing includes ceramic nanoparticles in an amount ranging from about 0.25% to about 5% by weight based on a total SLFM weight and silica nanoparticles present in an amount ranging from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight based on the total SLFM weight. The ceramic nanoparticles have a particle size ranging from about 5 nm to about 50 nm. The silica nanoparticles have a particle size ranging from about 10 nm to about 50 nm. The ceramic nanoparticles and the silica nanoparticles are different in composition and/or morphology. An electromagnetic radiation absorber is present in an amount ranging from about 1% to about 10% by weight based on the total SLFM weight. An organic solvent is present in an amount from about 5% to about 50% by weight based on the total SLFM weight. The SLFM includes a balance of water.

A stabilizing liquid functional material (SLFM) for 3D printing includes ceramic nanoparticles in an amount ranging from about 0.25% to about 5% by weight based on a total SLFM weight and silica nanoparticles present in an amount ranging from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight based on the total SLFM weight. The ceramic nanoparticles have a particle size ranging from about 5 nm to about 50 nm. The silica nanoparticles have a particle size ranging from about 10 nm to about 50 nm. The ceramic nanoparticles and the silica nanoparticles are different in composition and/or morphology. An electromagnetic radiation absorber is present in an amount ranging from about 1% to about 10% by weight based on the total SLFM weight. An organic solvent is present in an amount from about 5% to about 50% by weight based on the total SLFM weight. The SLFM includes a balance of water.

A sintered valve guide having a metallic structure that has a matrix composed of a martensite phase dispersed in a pearlite single phase structure or a mixed structure of ferrite and pearlite, and a pore dispersed within the matrix, wherein the martensite phase exists in a proportion such that an area ratio of the martensite phase in a structure cross-section is within a range from 1 to 10% of the matrix is provided. A method for producing a sintered valve guide is provided, the method includes preparing a mixed powder by adding a copper-phosphorous alloy powder, a nickel powder and a graphite powder to an iron powder, molding the mixed powder into a molded body having a density of 6.8 to 7.2 Mg/m.sup.3, and sintering the obtained molded body at a temperature of 950 to 1,200 C.

A sintered valve guide having a metallic structure that has a matrix composed of a martensite phase dispersed in a pearlite single phase structure or a mixed structure of ferrite and pearlite, and a pore dispersed within the matrix, wherein the martensite phase exists in a proportion such that an area ratio of the martensite phase in a structure cross-section is within a range from 1 to 10% of the matrix is provided. A method for producing a sintered valve guide is provided, the method includes preparing a mixed powder by adding a copper-phosphorous alloy powder, a nickel powder and a graphite powder to an iron powder, molding the mixed powder into a molded body having a density of 6.8 to 7.2 Mg/m.sup.3, and sintering the obtained molded body at a temperature of 950 to 1,200 C.

The present disclosure relates to a method of making a powder of dense and spherically shaped cemented carbide or cermet granules. The present disclosure also relates to a powder produced by the method and use of said powder in additive manufacturing such as 3D printing by the binder jetting technique. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) process for manufacturing a product by using said powder.

The present disclosure relates to a method of making a powder of dense and spherically shaped cemented carbide or cermet granules. The present disclosure also relates to a powder produced by the method and use of said powder in additive manufacturing such as 3D printing by the binder jetting technique. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) process for manufacturing a product by using said powder.