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Fused/sintered nickle powder assemblies are often strengthened by infusing them with brass/bronze during the post-print anneal process.

The parts won’t be as strong as a forged steel part, but with appropriate design considerations they can be strong enough!

After all, CANON used to be made from cast bronze!

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Fused/sintered nickle powder assemblies are often strengthened by infusing them with brass/bronze during the post-print anneal process. The parts won’t be as strong as a forged steel part, but with appropriate design considerations they can be strong enough!

I would say it's a start. I'm sure metallurgists and material scientists are working on improvements.

After all, CANON used to be made from cast bronze!

And shotgun barrels used to be made of twist steel. I wouldn't advise running modern powder through either.