• Title/Summary/Keyword: Powder Injection Molding

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Effect of Particle Size in Feedstock Properties in Micro Powder Injection Molding

  • Baek, Eung-Ryul;Supriadi, Sugeng;Choi, Chul-Jin;Lee, Byong-Taek;Lee, Jae-Wook
    • Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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    • 2006.09a
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    • pp.41-42
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    • 2006
  • Small powder size is very useful in achieving detailed structures. STS 316 nanopowders with an average diameter of 100 nm and $5{\mu}m$ were utilized to produce feedstock. The mixing behavior of the feedstock indicated that the nanoparticle feedstock produced the highest mixing torque at various powder loading compared to the micropowder feedstock. The nanoparticles feedstocks showed that elastic properties are dominant in flow behavior and high viscosity. Conversely the micropowders feedstocks, viscous properties are dominant in flow behavior and less viscosity, nanopowders feedstock perform lower flow activation energy than feedstock with bigger particles.

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New Process for Ti Alloy Powder Production by Using Gas Atomization

  • Fujita, Makoto;Arimoto, Nobuhiro;Nishioka, Kazuo;Miura, Hideshi
    • Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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    • 2006.09a
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    • pp.12-13
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    • 2006
  • The spherical and high quality Titanium fine powder "Tilop" has been produced with gas atomization furnace, Sumitomo Titanium Corporation originally designed. Recently, a new process which can produce Ti-alloy(Ti-6Al-4V) powders by utilizing our gas atomization process, of which raw material is sponge titanium pre-mixed with alloy chips or granules has been also developed. The particle size of gas atomized Ti-alloy powder and the mechanical properties of sintered Ti-alloy compacts prepared by metal injection molding were discussed in this study.

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Die Compaction and Sintering Behavior of Fe Micro-nano-powder Feedstock for Micro-PIM (마이크로 PIM용 Fe 마이크로-나노 혼합분말 피드스톡의 다이성형 및 소결거동)

  • You, Woo-Kyung;Choi, Joon-Phil;Lee, Jai-Sung
    • Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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    • v.49 no.1
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    • pp.32-39
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    • 2011
  • The present investigation was performed on the die compaction and sintering behavior of Fe micro-nano mixed powder with a mixed binder for powder injection molding. Warm die compaction of the feedstock for simulation of the static injection molding process was conducted using a cylindrical mold of 10 mm diameter at $100^{\circ}C$ under 4MPa. The die compaction of the micro-nanopowder feedstock underwent a uniform molding behavior showing a homogeneous distribution of nanopowders among the micropowders without porosity and distortion. After debinding, the powder compact maintained a uniform structure without crack and distortion, leading to a high green density of 64.2% corresponding to the initial powder loading of 65%. The sintering experiment showed that the micro-nanopowder compact underwent a near full and isotropic densification process during sintering. It was observed that the nanopowders effectively suppressed the growth of micropowder grains during densification process. Conclusively, the use of nanopowder for PIM feedstock might provide a new concept for processing a full density PIM parts with fine microstructure.

Effect of Palm Stearin on Rheological Properties of Metal Injection Molding (MIM) Feedstock

  • Ismail, Muhammad Hussain;Omar, Mohd Afian;Subuki, Istikamah;Jumahat, Aidah;Halim, Zahurin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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    • 2006.09a
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    • pp.223-224
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    • 2006
  • In this paper, rheological characteristics of Metal Injection Moulding (MIM) feedstock using locally binder of palm stearin are presented. The feedstock consisted of 316L-grade stainless steel powder with three different particle sizes and the binders comprise palm stearin and polyethylene. The viscosity of MIM feedstock at different temperatures and shear rates was measured and evaluated. Results showed that, the feedstock containing palm stearin exhibited suitable rheological properties and suitable to produce a homogeneous feedstock that is favorable for injection molding process.

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