Master Alloys & Functional Additives

Cu-Mn-P for Metal Joining applications

MBN develops high-purity copper-manganese-phosphorus (Cu-Mn-P) alloy powders via Mechanomade® processing for brazing and powder metallurgy sintering applications. Precise phosphorus content control with eutectic CuMn phases enables tunable melting point ranges, critical for optimized thermal processing and liquid phase sintering.

Brazing Applications:
Cu-Mn-P brazing alloys deliver excellent wettability, strong substrate adhesion, and flux-free joining capability with stainless steel, copper, and ferrous metals. Ideal for metallic components and high-performance metal assemblies.

Sintering Applications:
Functions as activating phases or infiltration agents in automotive powder metallurgy, improving densification and mechanical bonding in valve seats, sintered filters, and gear assemblies.

Key Benefits: Manganese enhances strength and oxidation resistance; phosphorus provides deoxidation and melting point reduction. High-purity powders ensure consistent performance and clean microstructures for reliable industrial joints.

Customized additives for High-Purity Powder Metallurgy

MBN produces custom-engineered ferroalloy master alloys including iron-manganese (FeMn) and iron-molybdenum (FeMo) powders via Mechanomade® processing for high-purity sintering applications. Unlike standard commercial ferroalloys, MBN’s materials are carbon-free and sulfur-free, ideal for critical alloying processes and contamination-sensitive metallurgical applications.

Customization Capabilities:
Non-standard metal content tailored to customer specifications, enabling precise composition control and performance tuning for specific powder metallurgy requirements.

Technical Advantages:
Fine particle size distribution improves powder compressibility, elemental homogeneity, and sinterability in automotive PM components, aerospace alloys, and advanced tooling materials.

MBN delivers tailored master alloy compositions, tight chemical tolerances, and process-optimized powder characteristics for demanding sintered steel, stainless steel PM, and specialty alloy applications.

Additives for sintering process applications

MBN produces Copper-Chromium (Cu-Cr) master alloy powders via Mechanomade® solid-state mechanical alloying as sintering aids for copper-based PM and iron-based powder metallurgy systems. The solid-state synthesis process ensures homogeneous chromium distribution and eliminates elemental segregation, delivering fully pre-alloyed, high-purity materials without unwanted phases or contamination.

Customization & Performance:
Flexible chromium content tailored to specifications. Fine particle size and uniform composition enhance powder compressibility, sinterability, and final part density, improving mechanical strength, electrical conductivity, and oxidation resistance in sintered components.

Target Applications:
Electrical contacts, structural PM components, thermal management systems for automotive electronics, industrial tooling, and power distribution equipment.

MBN provides tailored Cu-Cr alloy compositions and scalable powder production from laboratory to industrial volumes for advanced powder metallurgy applications.