The manufacture and use of the powders of non-ferrous metals has been taking place for many years in what was previously Soviet Russia, and a huge amount of knowledge and experience has built up in that country over the last forty years or so. Although accounts of the topic have been published in the Russian language, no English language account has existed until now.Six prominent academics and industrialists from the Ukraine and Russia have produced this highly-detailed account which covers the classification, manufacturing methods, treatment and properties of the non-ferrous metals ( aluminium, titanium, magnesium, copper, nickel, cobalt, zinc, cadmium, lead, tin, bismuth, noble metals and earth metals).The result is a formidable reference source for those in all aspects of the metal powder industry. - Covers the manufacturing methods, properties and importance of the following metals: aluminium, titanium, magnesium, copper, nickel, cobalt, zinc, cadmium, noble metals, rare earth metals, lead, tin and bismuth - Expert Russian team of authors, all very experienced - English translation and update of book previously published in Russian

Although much information on high-temperature tensile and stress-rupture properties for various columbium-base materials is readily available, only limited information concerning the more useful creep behavior of columbium alloys has been reported. These data are widely scattered throughout the literature, and little attempt has been made to rationalize the creep behavior of columbium alloys. The purpose of this memorandum is to compile and review existing creep data for columbium alloys to gain insight into their merits and limitations for time-dependent structural service. (Author).