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A Study on the Injection Molding Analysis of the Metal Powder Material

금속분말재료의 사출 성형해석에 관한 연구

  • Ro, Chan-Seung (Dept. of Mechanics, Chosun College of Science & Technology) ;
  • Park, Jong-Nam (Dept. of Mechanics, Chosun College of Science & Technology) ;
  • Jung, Han-Byul (Dept. of Computer Applied Mechanical Design, Gwangju Campus of Korea Polytechnic V)
  • 노찬승 (조선이공대학교 기계과) ;
  • 박종남 (조선이공대학교 기계과) ;
  • 정한별 (한국폴리텍대학 V 광주캠퍼스 컴퓨터응용기계설계과)
  • Received : 2017.08.29
  • Accepted : 2017.10.13
  • Published : 2017.10.31

Abstract

In this study,we conducted an injection molding analysis of metal powder materials for the development of flanges, which are necessary adapters for optical communication. The metal powder injection molding process is a technique for producing an injection molded article having a complicated shape by mixing ceramic or stainless powder and binders. It is used to produce products which require complex processing technology or for which the productivity is low. The purpose of this study is to minimize the manufacturing processing of products which are manufactured through existing mechanical processing procedures. For the injection molding analysis, we mixed stainless STS316 metal powder with binders at a ratio of 6 to 4 to make molding materials consisting of granular pellets. Then, three-dimensional modeling and meshing were carried out to obtain the optimal injection molding analysis conditions(molding temperature, melting temperature, injection time, injection temperature, injection pressure, packing time and cooling time). As a result of the analysis, it was discovered that the inlet became available 13.29 seconds after the first injection. Also, as the flowing and packing in the melt through the sprue, runner and gate were stable, it is expected that good molds can be manufactured.

본 연구는 광통신용 아답타의 필수품인 플랜지 개발을 위한 금속분말 사출성형해석에 관한 내용이다. 금속분말 사출성형법은 세라믹 또는 스테인레스 분말과 바인더를 혼합하여 복잡한 형상의 사출성형품을 제조하는 기술로써, 지금까지 가공기술로 제작이 복잡하거나 생산성이 저조한 제품들에 대한 생산을 대체 할 수 있는 기술로 관심을 받고 있다. 연구 목적은 기존의 기계가공을 통해 제작했던 제품에 대해 공정을 최소화하기 위함이다. 사출성형해석을 위해 먼저 스테인레스 계 STS316 금속분말과 바인더를 6대4 비율로 혼합하여 과립형 펠렛의 사출 성형재료를 완성하여 해결하였다. 이후, 3차원 모델링, 모델의 메시화 작업 등을 수행하여 최적의 사출성형 해석조건(금형 온도, 용융 온도, 사출 시간, 사출 온도, 사출 압력, 충진 시간 및 냉각 시간 등)을 도출하였다. 해석결과 성형품은 최초 사출 후 13.29초가 경과되면 취출이 가능하였다. 또한 용융수지는 스프루, 러너, 게이트를 거쳐 금형 내부까지 유동 및 충전이 안정적으로 진행되어 양호한 성형품의 제조가 기대되었다.

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