| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
Materials Science & Technology 2019
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| Symposium
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Powder Metallurgy of Light, Reactive and Other Non-ferrous Metals
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| Presentation Title |
Development of Water-soluble Binders for Titanium Metal Injection Moulding (Ti-MIM) to Produce High Performance Components |
| Author(s) |
Peng Cao, Muhammed Dilawer Hayat |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Peng Cao |
| Abstract Scope |
As the world is moving towards green manufacturing, the use of water-soluble binders are receiving increasing interest. However, the use of such binders is rather limited in metal injection moulding (MIM) industry, much less in titanium (Ti-MIM). In most cases, paraffin wax (PW) which is extracted via organic solvents is still used as the major binder component. To facilitate the use of water-soluble systems in Ti-MIM, we have extensively studied polyethylene glycol (PEG) based binders and have reported some interesting new findings. These new findings shed new light on the use of such binders in MIM industry and therefore has industrial applications. In this talk, we will report our newly developed binder systems for Ti-MIM to reduce impurity uptake during processing. The applicability of these developed binders is not limited to titanium; they can be readily used in other powders such as stainless steel, copper and tungsten injection moulding. |