Metallurgy Industry

The metallurgy industry focuses on the extraction, refinement, and processing of metals to create materials that meet specific engineering and commercial needs. It spans activities from mining raw ores to producing high-performance alloys and components. Rooted in centuries of innovation, this industry combines scientific expertise with cutting-edge technology to deliver materials essential for modern infrastructure, manufacturing, and technology. Explore the world of metallurgy to discover its processes, challenges, and transformative impact.

Featured Metallurgy Industry articles

Powder Technologies Within Circular Systems
In a circular economy, powder testing is no longer just a checkpoint—it becomes an essential tool for managing reuse, ensuring quality across cycles, and enabling sustainable manufacturing. Success depends on adapting testing protocols to track degradation, certify reused materials, and support closed-loop production. Table of contents [...]
Case Study: Mitigating Spatter-Induced Powder Contamination in Laser-Powder-Bed-Fusion (LPBF) Production of Inconel 718 Aerospace Components
LPBF spatter contamination mitigation - Treating spatter as both a fluid-dynamic and metallurgical challenge—optimizing shielding-gas flow, retuning laser parameters, and adding real-time optical monitoring—AeroFab slashed Inconel 718 LPBF scrap from 8 % to 1.3 % while tightening mechanical-property scatter, proving that disciplined spatter control is the fastest route to flight-qualified, cost-effective metal AM [...]
Sustainable High Entropy Material Set to Reshape Advanced Manufacturing
High-Performance Alloys from Recycled Feedstocks: Sustainable High Entropy Powders Material A new Australian innovation is poised to redefine how advanced materials are developed for high-demand industrial sectors. EntroMat, a spinout from Swinburne University of Technology, is commercializing Sustainable High Entropy Material (HEM) powders engineered from recycled industrial feedstocks. Supported by funding from Breakthrough [...]
Antimony in Modern Industry: From Ancient Alchemy to Advanced Applications
Table of Contents Antimony (Sb), number 51 on the Periodic Table, has a long history and many uses. The usage of Antimony in Modern Industry has a wide array of applications, including military production, relying on this metalloid for its strategic importance. Its chemical, physical, and toxicological properties make it valuable [...]
Powder Recyclability in Manufacturing: Sustainable Approaches
In today’s manufacturing environment, sustainability is not only a goal—it’s a necessity. Industries from additive manufacturing to powder metallurgy are increasingly focusing on Powder recyclability in manufacturing to reduce waste, lower costs, and improve environmental performance. This article offers a concise yet in-depth look at practical, sustainable approaches to powder recyclability, highlighting both technical [...]