The effects of metal particle size and distributions on dimensional accuracy for micro parts in micro metal injection molding

Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages 2592-2597

  Okubo, Kenji ^a   Tanaka, Shigeo ^a   Ito, Hiroshi ^b  

^a TAISEI CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dimensional accuracy; Metal injection molding; Micro dumbbell; Particle size distribution

Indexed keywords

CAVITY PRESSURE; DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY; DISTRIBUTION OF METAL; INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS; METAL INJECTION MOLDING; METAL PARTICLE; MICRO METAL INJECTION MOLDINGS; MICRO PART; MICRO-INJECTION MOLDING; POWDER PROPERTIES; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; SINTERING CONDITION;

ANNEALING; ELASTOMERS; METAL MOLDING; METALS; MIM DEVICES; PLASTIC MOLDS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PLASTICITY; POWDER METALS; SINTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 70450008436     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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