P/M components in sports equipment

Power metallurgy offers a viable, cost-effective approach for the fabricati on of sports and leisure equipment components. Both complex monolithic part s and parts produced from materials of diverse densities can be manufacture d by this technique. In the latter category, lightweight titanium and heavy weight tungsten can be used in combination in order to distribute mass opti mally, such as in golf club heads. Examples of P/M components used in golfi ng, skating, baseball, and darts are described.