Processing defects and resulting mechanical properties after metal injection molding

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 0110171-0110179

  Gelin, J C ^a   Barriere, Th ^a   Song, J ^a  

^a FEMTO ST INSTITUTE   (France)

Author keywords

Defects; Metal injection molding; Modeling; Segregation; Sintering

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL ANALYSIS; METAL MOLDING; METALS; MIM DEVICES; MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; POWDER METALS; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SINTERING;

MATERIAL PROCESSING; METAL INJECTION MOLDING; METALLIC POWDER; POLYMERIC BINDER; SINTERING MODELS; SOLID-STATE DIFFUSION; THERMOPLASTIC BINDERS; VISCOUS ANALOGY;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 77955248824     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: 15288889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2931155     Document Type: Article

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