Zinc Powder – Zinc powder is incredibly versatile. It can be used to manufacture galvanized steel and to create brass. It is also used in certain types of paints and for precision die casting as well as for plating other types of metals.
And there are many other types of metal powders like Stainless Steel Powder, Die Steel Powder, Cobalt Based Alloy Powder, Refractory Metal Powder, Soft Magnetic Powder, Silver Powder. They are always used as Additive Manufacturing Powder including MIM Powder, Coating Powder, etc.
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