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One thing that bugs me about this is that the mechanical properties of a sintered metal arent really all that great. They tend to be similar to a fast-quenched material, but with smaller grain boundaries- basically SUPER brittle. Decent ultimate strength, sure, but no flexibility- something you want to a certain…

My take on this, as an MechE student, is that one of the most important things that’s been stressed in my Design classes is that engineers have to design things that people want to buy. I’ve spent months on QFD, competitive analysis, and price point analysis. A good engineer is already doing a lot of bean counting. A…