A review of micro-powder injection moulding as a microfabrication technique

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Attia, Usama M ^a   Alcock, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC ELEMENTS; CERAMIC COMPONENT; DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY; LATEST DEVELOPMENT; MICRO POWDER INJECTION MOULDING; MICRO-FABRICATION TECHNIQUES; MICRO-MANUFACTURING; PROCESS CHAIN; SHAPE COMPLEXITY;

MANUFACTURE; POWDER METALLURGY; POWDER METALS;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 79953645940     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/21/4/043001     Document Type: Review

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