Interaction between Binder and Powder in Injection Moulding of 316L Stainless Steel

Abstract:

Owing to several steps involved in metal injection moulding (MIM) process, it is important to understand the interactions between metal powder and binder mixture particularly during mixing, injection moulding and debinding. A polar organic compound generally forms hydrogen bonds more readily with metal powder because of acid-base interactions. In this study, the interaction of local binder system comprised of; palm stearin (PS) and thermoplastic natural rubber (TPNR) with conventional binder; polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and paraffin wax (PW) and mixed with 316L stainless steel powder were investigated. The results showed that all the binder have high interaction with 316L stainless steel that make, the resulting the bonding sufficiently strong and suitable for MIM process. Keywords: Chemical interaction, Injection Moulding, Binder, Rheology

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 879)
• Pages: 7-11
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.879.7
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Istikamah Subuki, Junaidah Jai, Ismail Muhammad Hussain, Norita Hassan, Mohd Afian Omar
• Keywords: Binder, Chemical Interaction, Injection Molding, Rheology

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