Characterisation of micro gears produced by micro powder injection moulding

Powder Technology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-182

  Tay, B Y ^a   Loh, N H ^b   Tor, S B ^b   Ng, F L ^a   Fu, G ^b   Lu, X H ^c  

^a SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Electron backscattered diffraction; Grain growth; Grain size; Micro gear; Micro powder injection moulding

Indexed keywords

DENTISTRY; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; FORMING; GEARS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); INJECTION MOLDING; MOLDING; POWDER METALLURGY; POWDERS; SINTERING; STAINLESS STEEL;

316L STAINLESS STEELS; ANNEALING TWINS; AVERAGE GRAIN SIZES; BACK SCATTERED; BINDER SYSTEMS; CHARACTERISATION; DEBINDING; GRAIN SIZE; MICRO GEAR; MICRO GEARS; MICRO POWDER INJECTION MOULDING; MICRO POWDER INJECTION MOULDINGS;

GRAIN GROWTH;

STAINLESS STEEL; WAX;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIFFRACTION; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; MEASUREMENT; MICRO GEAR; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 57049137160     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2008.04.047     Document Type: Article

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