Finished Sintered Part Cost Less Than Stainless Material Cost

• Customer had experience with plated copper-infiltrated connector lugs that required brazing tubes into the parts to move fluids within the engine compartment. 
• We worked with the customer to develop a flange that would meet the OEM specifications with a copper-infiltrated, plated part which would receive one or two stainless steel tubes brazed into the assembly. 
• The flanges would be mounted to an aluminum engine block and carry fluids to and from the radiator and the heater. 
• The total cost of the part delivered to the tier one supplier to the OEM prior to plating is less than the cost of the stainless steel powder alone – with no processing. 
• The flanges have been in production for three years with excellent quality performance and a significant savings to the OEM.