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Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
Published in: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 3/2013

01-03-2013

Development and Design of Binder Systems for Titanium Metal Injection Molding: An Overview

Authors: Guian Wen, Peng Cao, Brian Gabbitas, Deliang Zhang, Neil Edmonds

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Titanium metal injection molding (Ti-MIM) has been practiced since the late 1980s. Logically, the Ti-MIM practice follows the similar processes developed for the antecedent materials such as stainless steel and ceramics. Although Ti-MIM is a favorite research topic today, the issue of convincing the designers to use Ti injection-molded parts still exists. This is mainly because of the concern about contamination which seems unavoidable during the Ti-MIM process. Much information about the binder formulation, powder requirements, debinding, and sintering is available in the literature. There are several powder vendors and feedstock suppliers. However, most of the binders in the feedstock are proprietarily protected. The disclosed information on the binders used for formulating powder feedstock is very limited, which in turn discourages their adoption by engineering designers. This overview intends to discuss some of major binder systems for Ti-MIM available in the literature. It serves to provide a guideline for the Ti-MIM practitioners to choose a suitable powder feedstock.
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Title
Development and Design of Binder Systems for Titanium Metal Injection Molding: An Overview
Authors
Guian Wen
Peng Cao
Brian Gabbitas
Deliang Zhang
Neil Edmonds
Publication date
01-03-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 1073-5623
Electronic ISSN: 1543-1940
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-012-1485-x

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