Design Strategy of Binder Systems for Ti Injection Moulding

Abstract:

It has been two decades since the first report on titanium metal injection moulding (Ti-MIM) was published in 1988. The top secret for MIM practitioners and feedstock suppliers is the binder, which largely determines the success of Ti-MIM processes. As a consequence of its high affinity to oxygen and carbon, Ti injection moulding requires a more stringent control of contamination and therefore a different design strategy must be used for Ti-MIM binders, as compared to that for other metals injection moulding. This paper first discusses key requirements for Ti-MIM binder and then provides some case studies to discuss several major binders systems, followed by an outlook of the future binder development.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 520)
• Pages: 161-166
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.520.161
• Online since: August 2012
• Authors: Guian Wen, Peng Cao
• Keywords: Binder, Metal Injection Molding (MIM), Titanium

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