B22F

WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER (making alloys by powder metallurgy C22C); APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER

Note(s) This subclass covers the making of metallic powder only insofar as powder with specific physical characteristics is made.[6]In this subclass, the term "powder" includes somewhat larger particles which are worked, obtained or behave in a manner similar to powder, e.g. fibres.In this subclass, the expression “metallic powder” covers: powders consisting of metal particles;powders consisting of coated metal particles;powders consisting of metal-coated non-metallic particles;mixtures of powders of the kinds mentioned above;powders of the kinds mentioned above as the main component mixed with or containing non-metallic material, e.g. lubricating or binding agents or organic material.