Secondary Operations
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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  
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 Secondary Operation  | 
 Typical Parts  | 
 Objectives  | 
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 Coining Objective  | 
 All  | 
 Densification, dimensional control  | 
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 Sizing  | 
 All  | 
 Dimensional control  | 
Impregnation
| 
 Secondary Operation  | 
 Typical Parts  | 
 Objectives  | 
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 Resin  | 
 Structural  | 
 Improve machinability. Prepare surface for plating with other metals. Seal parts gas or liquid tight.  | 
Heat Treating
| 
 Secondary Operation  | 
 Typical Parts  | 
 Objectives  | 
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 Quench and Temper  | 
 Ferrous Structural  | 
 Improve strength and hardness  | 
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 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  | 
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 Drill and Tap  | 
 All  | 
 To install set or assembly screws.  | 
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 Turning  | 
 All  | 
 Machine to exact tolerances. Form undercuts not possible with punch and die tooling.  | 
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 Milling  | 
 All  | 
 Form undercuts or slots.  | 
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 Grinding  | 
 All  | 
 Remove stock, make faces parallel, and improve surface finish and tolerances.  | 
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 Honing  | 
 All  | 
 Improved dimensional control.  | 
Finishing
| 
 Secondary Operation  | 
 Typical Parts  | 
 Objectives  | 
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 Deburring  | 
 All  | 
 Smooths edges related to parting lines.  | 
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 Burnishing  | 
 Ferrous Structural  | 
 Ball size, roller burnish for size control and surface finish.  | 
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 Coating Oil Dip  | 
 Ferrous  | 
 Corrosion resistance. Lubrication  | 
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 Copper, Nickel Zinc Plating  | 
 Ferrous  | 
 Corrosion resistance, appearance.  | 
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 Welding  | 
 Ferrous, 6.8 g/cm min. density  | 
 Makes assemblies from two or more parts.  | 
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 Black Oxide  | 
 Ferrous, resin impregnated  | 
 Corrosion resistance, paint base.  | 
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 Mechanical Surface Treatments: Glass Beading Wire Brush, Sanding  | 
 All  | 
 Clean, improve surface.  | 
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 Coating  | 
 Ferrous  | 
 High corrosion resistance.  | 
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 Tumbling/ Vibratory Finishing, Grit Blasting  | 
 All  | 
 Improve surface fatigue life.  | 
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