Modeling, Identification and Simulation of the Sintering Stage for Micro-Bi-Material Components

Article Preview

Abstract:

This paper investigates the numerical simulation of the sintering stage by solid state diffusion during the metal injection molding process for micro-bi-material component based on a thermo-elasto-viscoplastic model. The physical parameters concerning very fine 316L stainless steel and copper powders with high volume loading contents involved in the sintering model have been identified in order to set up finite element simulations. The experimental tests have been carried out in a vertical dilatometer and the identification of the material parameters have been carried out with Matlab® platform software. Then in order to predict the shrinkage and relative density after densification, a solid state diffusion model for the sintering has been implemented in finite element software to perform the simulation of the sintering stage.

You might also be interested in these eBooks

Info:

Periodical:

Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 651-653)

Pages:

726-731

Citation:

Online since:

July 2015

Export:

Price:

Permissions CCC:

Permissions PLS:

Сopyright:

© 2015 Trans Tech Publications Ltd. All Rights Reserved

Share:

Citation:

* - Corresponding Author

[1] L. Tan, R. Baumgartner, Powder injection molding of bi-metal components, Proceedings of European Congress and Exhibition on Powder Metallurgy Nice, France, 2001, pp.135-140.

Google Scholar

[2] B.Y. Tay, N.H. Loh, S.B. Tor, F.L. Ng, G. Fu, X.H. Lu, Characterisation of micro gears produced by micro powder injection moulding, Powder Technol. 188 (2009) 179-182.

DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2008.04.047

Google Scholar

[3] P. Suri, R.P. Koseski, R.M. German, Microstructural evolution of injection molded gas- and water-atomized 316L stainless steel powder during sintering, Mater. Sci. Eng. A 402 (2005) 341-348.

DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2005.01.004

Google Scholar

[4] P.C. Yu, Q.F. Li, J.Y.H. Fuh, T. Li, L. Lu, Two-stage sintering of nano-sized yttria stabilized zirconia process by powder injection moulding, J. Mater. Process. Technol. 192-193 (2007) 312-318.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.04.097

Google Scholar

[5] J. Song, J.C. Gelin, T. Barriere, B. Liu, Experiments and numerical modeling of solid state sintering for 316L stainless steel components, J. Mater. Process. Technol. 177 (2006) 352-355.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2006.04.111

Google Scholar

[6] M. Gasik, B. Zhang, A constitutives model and FE simulation for the sintering process of powder compacts, Comput. Mater. Sci. 18 (2000) 93-101.

DOI: 10.1016/s0927-0256(00)00090-2

Google Scholar

[7] J. Song, T. Barriere, B. Liu, J.C. Gelin, G. Michel, Experimental and numerical analysis on sintering behaviours of injection moulded components in 316L stainless steel powders, Powder Metall. 53 (2010) 295-304.

DOI: 10.1179/003258908x334212

Google Scholar

[8] R.K. Bordia, G.W. Scherer, On constrained sintering-I Constitutive model for a sintering body, Acta Mater. 36 (1988) 2393-2397.

DOI: 10.1016/0001-6160(88)90189-7

Google Scholar

[9] C. Quinard, T. Barriere, J.C. Gelin, Development and property identification of 316 stainless steel feedstock for PIM and µPIM, Powder Technol. 190 (2009) 123-128.

DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2008.04.044

Google Scholar

[10] A. Peterson, J. Agren, Constitutive behavior of WC-Co materials with different grain size sintered under load, Acta Mater. 52 (2004) 1847-1858.

DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2003.12.024

Google Scholar