In MCPs, one of the metal components of the composite powder exists in the form of a metal coating, which uniformly encapsulates each individual substrate particulate. The advantages of this include:

• The potential to engineer components down to the micron level.
• The ability to avoid direct contact between reinforcement particulates that might lead to a bonding defect in metal matrix composites (MMCs). Therefore, the mechanical strength and ductility of MMCs can be greatly enhanced.
• The ability to avoid separation of light phase (Cu, Sn) and heavy phase (W) caused by vibration or process handling in heavy MMCs, such as Cu/W or Sn/W. Therefore, the MMCs made from MCP products create more reliable high-quality and uniform components, and yield near-zero scrap rates.
• Improved uniformity, capture efficiency, and bonding strength for MMC thermal spray, resulting in more accurate and controllable composition.
• The ability to lower the consolidation process temperature to avoid harmful reactions between the matrix phase and the reinforcement phase at elevated temperatures.