Secondary Operations

Secondary Operations for powder metallurgy parts at Atlas are value-added processes available both in-house and through our relationships with well-established and certified partners.
Repressing  
| Secondary Operation | Typical Parts | Objectives | 
| Coining Objective | All | Densification, dimensional control | 
| Sizing | All | Dimensional control | 
Impregnation
| Secondary Operation | Typical Parts | Objectives | 
| Resin | Structural | Improve machinability. Prepare surface for plating with other metals. Seal parts gas or liquid tight. | 
Heat Treating
| Secondary Operation | Typical Parts | Objectives | 
| Quench and Temper | Ferrous Structural | Improve strength and hardness | 
| Steam treat | Ferrous | Make surface hard and wear resistant. Improve corrosion resistance and seal porosity. Provides a black/blue surface appearance for coloration needs. | 
Machining
| Secondary Operation | Typical Parts | Objectives | 
| Drill and Tap | All | To install set or assembly screws. | 
| Turning | All | Machine to exact tolerances. Form undercuts not possible with punch and die tooling. | 
| Milling | All | Form undercuts or slots. | 
| Grinding | All | Remove stock, make faces parallel, and improve surface finish and tolerances. | 
| Honing | All | Improved dimensional control. | 
Finishing
| Secondary Operation | Typical Parts | Objectives | 
| Deburring | All | Smooths edges related to parting lines. | 
| Burnishing | Ferrous Structural | Ball size, roller burnish for size control and surface finish. | 
| Coating Oil Dip | Ferrous | Corrosion resistance. Lubrication | 
| Copper, Nickel Zinc Plating | Ferrous | Corrosion resistance, appearance. | 
| Welding | Ferrous, 6.8 g/cm min. density | Makes assemblies from two or more parts. | 
| Black Oxide | Ferrous, resin impregnated | Corrosion resistance, paint base. | 
| Mechanical Surface Treatments: Glass Beading Wire Brush, Sanding | All | Clean, improve surface. | 
| Coating | Ferrous | High corrosion resistance. | 
| Tumbling/ Vibratory Finishing, Grit Blasting | All | Improve surface fatigue life. | 
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