Effect of powder loading on metal injection molding stainless steels

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 183, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 432-439

  Li, Yimin ^a   Li, Liujun ^a   Khalil, K A ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Metal injection molding; Powder loading; Stainless steels

Indexed keywords

DENSIFICATION; INJECTION MOLDING; METAL ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; VISCOSITY;

COMPACT DISTORTION; FEEDSTOCK RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; METAL INJECTION MOLDING; POWDER LOADING;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 33846846605     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2006.10.039     Document Type: Article

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