Partial wick-debinding of low-pressure powder injection-moulded ceramic parts

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 3013-3021

  Gorjan, Lovro ^a,b   Dakskobler, Aleš ^a   kosmač, Tomaž ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b Hidria AET ^*  (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Capillary extraction; Injection moulding

Indexed keywords

AL2O3; BINDER CONTENT; BINDER DISTRIBUTION; CAPILLARY EXTRACTION; DEBINDING; DEBINDING PROCESS; GREEN BODY; INJECTION MOULDING; NONUNIFORM; POWDER INJECTION; PRESSURE INJECTION; THERMAL DEBINDING; WICKING;

ALUMINUM; BLOOD VESSELS; INJECTION MOLDING; THERMAL EXPANSION;

BINDERS;

EID: 77955926047     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.07.011     Document Type: Article

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