1. Describe the relative advantages and limitations of cold and hot isostatic pressing.
2. Should green compacts be brought up to the sintering temperature slowly or rapidly? Explain your reasoning.
3. Explain the effects of using fine powders and those of using coarse powders in the making of P/M parts
4. It is possible to infiltrate P/M parts with various resins as well as with metals. What possible applications can benefit from infiltration? Explain.
5. Explain why the mechanical properties of workpiece materials are not significant in most of the processes described in this chapter.
6. In which of the manufacturing activities in industry is the wire EDM process most applicable?
7. Why do different material-removal processes affect the fatique strength of materials to different degrees?
8. Which of the advanced machining processes causes thermal damage? What is the consequence of such damage to workpieces.
9. Does EDM affect the fatigue strength of cold worked metals? Explain.