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Metal Injection Molding - A Review


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1 Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, Madanapalle, India
2 J.N.T.U.A.College of Engineering, Anantapuramu, India
     

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Metal Injection Molding (MIM) is relatively a new technology for producing metal components of complex geometry. MIM is an extension of powder metallurgy process. Various products of metals and its alloys including difficult-to-machine materials such as titanium, tungsten etc., can be effectively manufactured by MIM process. MIM process comprises of four steps; mixing of metal powders with binders, injection molding of coated-metal powders to produce green parts, de-binding to separate binders from green part and the final stage is sintering. The process parameters in mixing, injection molding, de-binding and sintering play a vital role in the quality of final product.

This paper is aimed at reviewing the MIM process parameters and materials.


Keywords

MIM, Green Part, Sintering, Binder, Metal Powders, Mixing, De-Binding.
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Authors

Thota Siva Prasad
Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, Madanapalle, India
C. Yuvaraj
Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, Madanapalle, India
K. Prahlada Rao
J.N.T.U.A.College of Engineering, Anantapuramu, India
C. K. Srinivasa
Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, Madanapalle, India

Abstract


Metal Injection Molding (MIM) is relatively a new technology for producing metal components of complex geometry. MIM is an extension of powder metallurgy process. Various products of metals and its alloys including difficult-to-machine materials such as titanium, tungsten etc., can be effectively manufactured by MIM process. MIM process comprises of four steps; mixing of metal powders with binders, injection molding of coated-metal powders to produce green parts, de-binding to separate binders from green part and the final stage is sintering. The process parameters in mixing, injection molding, de-binding and sintering play a vital role in the quality of final product.

This paper is aimed at reviewing the MIM process parameters and materials.


Keywords


MIM, Green Part, Sintering, Binder, Metal Powders, Mixing, De-Binding.

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