POWDER-METALLURGY AT THE SCHOOL OF MINES, MADRID

This 'profile' gives the history and development of powder metallurgy and particulate materials education at the School of Mines, Madrid. Th ese activities began in 1962 and today the school offers formal progra ms in P/M at the graduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. The four thrust areas of research in P/M are: sintered steels, high speed stee ls, stainless steels, and ceramic materials. External connections have been established within Europe, and with North and South America.