Handbook of Metal Injection Molding
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Handbook of Metal Injection Molding

2nd Edition - May 21, 2019

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  • Editor: Donald Heaney
  • eBook ISBN: 9780081028094
  • Paperback ISBN: 9780081021521

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Metal injection molding combines the most useful characteristics of powder metallurgy and plastic injection molding to facilitate the production of small, complex-shaped metal components with outstanding mechanical properties. Handbook of Metal Injection Molding, Second Edition provides an authoritative guide to this important technology and its applications. Building upon the success of the first edition, this new edition includes the latest developments in the field and expands upon specific processing technologies. Part one discusses the fundamentals of the metal injection molding process with chapters on topics such as component design, important powder characteristics, compound manufacture, tooling design, molding optimization, debinding, and sintering. Part two provides a detailed review of quality issues, including feedstock characterisation, modeling and simulation, methods to qualify a MIM process, common defects and carbon content control. Special metal injection molding processes are the focus of part three, which provides comprehensive coverage of micro components, two material/two color structures, and porous metal techniques. Finally, part four explores metal injection molding of particular materials, and has been expanded to include super alloys and precious metals. With its distinguished editor and expert team of international contributors, the Handbook of Metal Injection Molding is an essential guide for all those involved in the high-volume manufacture of small precision parts, across a wide range of high-tech industries such as microelectronics, biomedical and aerospace engineering.

Key Features

  • Provides an authoritative guide to metal injection molding and its applications
  • Discusses the fundamentals of the metal injection molding processes and covers topics such as component design, important powder characteristics, compound manufacture, tooling design, molding optimization, debinding and sintering
  • Comprehensively examines quality issues, such as feedstock characterization, modeling and simulation, common defects and carbon content control

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Manufacturing, design, and academic professionals

Table of Contents

  • 1. Metal powder injection molding (MIM): Key trends and markets
    2. Applications for metal injection molding – firearm, medical, industrial, and automotive

    Part 1 Processing
    3. Designing for metal injection molding (MIM)
    4. Powders for metal injection molding (MIM)
    5. Powder binder formulation and compound manufacture in metal injection molding (MIM)
    6. Commercially available feedstocks
    7. Tooling for metal injection molding (MIM)
    8. Molding of components in metal injection molding (MIM)
    9. Debinding methods in metal injection molding (MIM)
    10. Sintering methods for metal injection molding (MIM)

    Part 2 Quality issues
    11. Characterization of feedstock in metal injection molding (MIM)
    12. Modeling and simulation of metal injection molding (MIM)
    13. Common defects in metal injection molding (MIM)
    14. Qualification of metal injection molding (MIM)
    15. Control of carbon content in metal injection molding (MIM)

    Part 3 Special metal injection molding processes
    16. Micro metal injection molding (MicroMIM)
    17. Automation of metal injection molding process
    18. Two-material/two-colour powder metal injection molding (2C-PIM)
    19. Powder space holder metal injection molding (PSH-MIM) of micro-porous metals
    20. Metal injection molding of large components

    Part 4 Metal injection molding of specific materials
    21. Metal injection molding (MIM) of stainless steels
    22. Metal injection molding (MIM) of titanium and titanium alloys
    23. Metal injection molding (MIM) of thermal management materials in microelectronics
    24. Metal injection molding (MIM) of soft magnetic materials
    25. Metal injection molding (MIM) of high speed tool steels
    26. Metal injection molding of heavy alloys, refractory metals, and hard metals
    27. Metal injection molding of super alloys
    28. Metal injection molding of carbon steels
    29. Metal injection molding of precious metals
    30. Metal injection molding of aluminum

Product details

  • No. of pages: 656
  • Language: English
  • Copyright: © Woodhead Publishing 2019
  • Published: May 21, 2019
  • Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
  • eBook ISBN: 9780081028094
  • Paperback ISBN: 9780081021521

About the Editor

Donald Heaney

Donald F. Heaney is the President and CEO of Advanced Powder Products Inc., USA. He is also an adjunct Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at The Pennsylvania State University.

Affiliations and Expertise

President and CEO of Advanced Powder Products Inc., USA. He is also an adjunct Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at The Pennsylvania State University.

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  • Fitrria H. Tue Jun 26 2018

    Handbook of Metal Injection Molding

    This book is very interesting and helpful for reseachers, lecturer, and students in learning and making suitable metal injection molding.