Effect of ball milling on the rheology and particle characteristics of Fe–50%Ni powder injection molding feedstock

2014 ◽  
Vol 590 ◽  
pp. 41-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jidong Ma ◽  
Mingli Qin ◽  
Lin Zhang ◽  
Lusha Tian ◽  
Rui Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Injection Molding ◽  
Ball Milling ◽  
Powder Injection Molding ◽  
Powder Injection ◽  
Particle Characteristics ◽  
Ni Powder

Effect of Dry and Wet Ball Milling Process on Critical Powder Loading and Mixture Properties of Fine WC-10Co-0.8VC Powder

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdolali Fayyaz ◽  
Norhamidi Muhamad ◽  
Abu Bakar Sulong ◽  
Heng Shye Yunn ◽  
Sri Yulis M. Amin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Injection Molding ◽  
Tungsten Carbide ◽  
Ball Milling ◽  
Powder Mixture ◽  
Milling Process ◽  
Powder Injection Molding ◽  
Variation Method ◽  
Powder Injection ◽  
Solid Loading ◽  
Wet Milling

Micro powder injection molding (μPIM) has great potential for the production of micro cemented carbide parts that require high hardness and toughness. The main stages of the μPIM process include mixing the powder and organic binder, injecting, debinding, and sintering. High critical solid loading of submicron tungsten carbide (WC) powder is one of the requirements in the micro powder injection molding process, which is not obtained easily. This paper investigates the effects of ball milling on critical solid loading of submicron WC. Dry and wet ball milling processes were used to prepare a powder mixture with composition of WC-10Co-0.8VC (wt-%). Critical powder volume concentration (CPVC) was determined using the torque variation method, and the powder characteristics were assessed using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. CPVC was at 42% and 50% for the dry and wet ball milling processes, respectively. Apparent and tap densities of the powder mixture were achieved at 2.4 g/cm3 and 2.96 g/cm3 after dry milling and at 2.54 g/cm3 and 3.39 g/cm3 after wet milling, respectively. Wet ball milling causes fine particles to de-agglomerate and improves the critical solid loading, which is advantageous for submicron cemented tungsten carbide injection molding. The homogeneity of the powder mixture can improve under longer time of wet milling process and it can be expected that reduce microstructure defects in sintered components.

Ti-6Al-4V alloy bimodal powders for powder injection molding

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Glazkova ◽  
Nikolay Rodkevich ◽  
Nikita Toropkov ◽  
Aleksandr Pervikov ◽  
Marat Lerner
Keyword(s):  
Injection Molding ◽  
Powder Injection Molding ◽  
Powder Injection

Investigation of final-stage sintering of various microsize structures prepared by micro powder injection molding

2010 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
pp. 1145-1151 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Liu ◽  
N. H. Loh ◽  
B. Y. Tay ◽  
S. B. Tor ◽  
H. Q. Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Injection Molding ◽  
Final Stage ◽  
Powder Injection Molding ◽  
Powder Injection

scholarly journals Molding Properties of Inconel 718 Feedstocks Used in Low-Pressure Powder Injection Molding

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fouad Fareh ◽  
Vincent Demers ◽  
Nicole R. Demarquette ◽  
Sylvain Turenne ◽  
Orlando Scalzo
Keyword(s):  
Shear Rate ◽  
Injection Molding ◽  
Inconel 718 ◽  
Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Powder Injection Molding ◽  
Powder Injection ◽  
Sensitivity Index ◽  
High Shear Rates ◽  
The Impact

The impact of binders and temperature on the rheological properties of feedstocks used in low-pressure powder injection molding was investigated. Experiments were conducted on different feedstock formulations obtained by mixing Inconel 718 powder with wax-based binder systems. The shear rate sensitivity index and the activation energy were used to study the degree of dependence of shear rate and temperature on the viscosity of the feedstocks. The injection performance of feedstocks was then evaluated using an analytical moldability model. The results indicated that the viscosity profiles of feedstocks depend significantly on the binder constituents, and the secondary binder constituents play an important role in the rheological behavior (pseudoplastic or near-Newtonian) exhibited by the feedstock formulations. Viscosity values as low as 0.06 to 2.9 Pa·s were measured at high shear rates and high temperatures. The results indicate that a feedstock containing a surfactant agent exhibits the best moldability characteristics.

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