Rheology of metal composite mixes for powder injection molding

International Journal of Powder Metallurgy (Princeton, New Jersey)

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 43-48

  Ahmad, Faiz ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INJECTION MOLDING; MIXING; POWDERS; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

COMPOSITE MIXES; MOLDING TEMPERATURE; POWDER INJECTION MOLDING (PIM); SHEAR RATE;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 30644475088     PISSN: 08887462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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