The effect of nano-sized stainless steel powder addition on mechanical and physical properties of micropowder injection molded part

Materials and Design

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 223-232

  Rajabi, Javad ^a   Muhamad, Norhamidi ^a   Sulong, Abu Bakar ^a   Fayyaz, Abdolali ^a   Raza, Muhammad Rafi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Micropowder injection molding; Nano sized powder; Physical properties; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SINTERING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

INJECTION MOLDED PART; MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MICROPOWDER INJECTION MOLDING; NANO-SIZED POWDER; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL (PEG); SINTERING TEMPERATURES; STAINLESS STEEL POWDERS;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 84903520866     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2014.05.071     Document Type: Article

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