Rheological properties of feedstocks prepared with steatite powder and polyethylene-based thermoplastic binders

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-83

  Karatas, C ^a   Kocer, A ^b   Unal H I ^a   Saritas, S ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Turkish Patent Institute   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ceramic; Feedstock; Polymeric binder; Powder injection molding; Rheology

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; HEAT TREATMENT; HOT PRESSING; INJECTION MOLDING; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLYETHYLENES; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; THERMOANALYSIS;

MELT FLOW INDEXES (MFI); POLYMERIC BINDERS; POWDER INJECTION MOLDING (PIM); STEATITE POWDER; THERMOPLASTIC BINDERS;

FEEDSTOCKS;

EID: 4344631024     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2004.03.009     Document Type: Article

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