Powder metallurgy is producing metal powder, and the metal powder by forming and sintering process (or a mixture of metal powder and nonmetal powder) materials and products of technology. It is a branch of metallurgy and material science disciplines.

Powder metallurgy products application range is very wide, from general machinery manufacturing to precision instruments; From hardware tools to large machinery; From the electronic industry to the motor manufacturing; From civilian industry to military industry; From the more general to the sophisticated high technology, all can see the figure of powder metallurgy process.