Metal powder

Abstract

The invention relates to novel pre-alloyed metal powders a method for production and use thereof.

1 .- 15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . A process for producing prealloyed metal powders containing the elements iron, cobalt and molybdenum which comprises mixing aqueous metal salt solutions with a precipitate, separating the precipitation product from the mother liquor and reducing the precipitation product to the metal. 
     
     
         17 . The process as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the precipitation product is subjected to a thermal decomposition at from 200° C. to 1000° C. in an oxygen-containing atmosphere prior to the reduction to the metallic alloy powder. 
     
     
         18 . The process as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein a saturated aqueous carboxylic acid solution is used as precipitant. 
     
     
         19 . The process as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the aqueous carboxylic acid solution contains solid carboxylic acid in such an amount that the mother liquor after the precipitation is complete is still at least 10% saturated, based on aqueous solution free of metal salt. 
     
     
         20 . The process as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the metal salt solution is introduced into initially charged aqueous carboxylic acid solution. 
     
     
         21 . The process as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the aqueous metal salt solution and carboxylic acid are introduced continuously into a precipitation reactor and a mother liquor containing the precipitation product is continuously taken off.