Porous metal developments revealed

Porous metal offers engineers the ability to design around issues that affect other materials such as high temperatures, high pressures, biocompatibility, or corrosive operating environments.

With over 45 years as the world's largest dedicated manufacturer of porous metal, Mott Corporation has been working with industrial manufacturers on developing better products through the integration of porous metal.

With the structural integrity of steel, and various degrees of porosity, porous metal offers engineers the ability to design around issues that affect other materials such as high temperatures, high pressures, biocompatibility, or corrosive operating environments.

Valve manufacturers use Mott flow restrictors to limit flow and Mott porous discs for filtration.

Transducer and regulator manufacturers use porous metal for filtering and venting.

Porous metal is also used for sparging (gas/liquid contacting), diffusion, sound attenuation, wicking, flame arresting and as structural supports.

Typical materials include stainless steel, Inconel, Hastelloy, and titanium.

The list of applications, uses and possibilities is endless.

Joe Follo, manager of Specialty Porous said, "Many engineers are not aware of porous metal or have a relatively limited understanding of how to apply the material in their applications.

We have been very focused on educating our customers on the various features porous metal can offer".

"Our Specialty Porous Team works closely with design and process engineers that are looking to increase their current efficiencies by integrating porous metal or are developing new and innovative products".

He said: "We are not just a material supplier, we are a true engineered solutions provider and collaborate with our customers to ensure their needs are met.

For applications requiring a sturdy media that provides flow control, particle capture, wicking or gas to liquid contacting, Mott's porous metal is the engineered solution that meets the grade.

The Company's design teams are continually engineering porous metal components, sub-assemblies and finished products for applications in a wide variety of industries, including medical, pharmaceutical, chemical, petrochemical, instrumentation, environmental, food and beverage, semiconductor, energy and fuel cells.

And, no other media offers the level of integrity necessary for repeated cleaning and re-use that porous metal provides.

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