Microstructure evolution of 316L stainless steel micro components prepared by micro powder injection molding

Powder Technology

Volumn 206, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 246-251

  Liu, L ^a   Loh, N H ^b   Tay, B Y ^c   Tor, S B ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Densification; Grain growth; Micro component; Micro powder injection molding; Microstructure; XPS

Indexed keywords

316 L STAINLESS STEEL; DENSE LAYER; DIMENSIONAL ORDER; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; INTEGRAL COMPONENTS; INTERMEDIATE STAGE; MICRO-COMPONENTS; MICROPOWDER INJECTION MOLDING; MICROSTRUCTURE EVOLUTIONS; REDUCTION PRODUCTS; RELATIVE DENSITY; SINTERING CONDITION; STAGE SINTERING; SURFACE AREA/VOLUME RATIO; XPS;

GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MICROOPTICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLDS; POWDER METALLURGY; SINTERING; STAINLESS STEEL; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

INJECTION MOLDING;

STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; FLOW KINETICS; MICRO POWDER INJECTION MOLDING; MICROTECHNOLOGY; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RELATIVE DENSITY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 78649693157     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2010.09.027     Document Type: Article

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