Stochastic characteristics of powder metallurgy processing

Stochastic characteristics of powder metallurgy processing are analyzed. Theoretical formulation is described which presents probabilistic distributions of material constituents. The described method is based on Poisson processes. Examples of stochastic characteristics of powder metallurgy processing are presented and discussed. The results derived can be used for evaluation of powder metallurgy materials and the subsequent quantitative stochastic design as well as stochastic optimization of powder materials and powder processing.