Abstract
Sponge iron powder has been an important product for the powder metal industry globally. However increasing material prices and advancements in water atomized powder made sponge iron powder less attractive in some parts of the world. However sponge iron powder has some unique benefits. Advancements in atomizing technology allowed us to develop a sponge like iron powder by water atomized powder. We report the benefits of this new atomized sponge iron powder. The goal of this program was to provide a cost effective atomized powder with high green strength and similar apparent density to existing sponge iron grades.
