Technical Paper
Ceramic & Metal Injection Molding for Automotive Applications
2001-03-05
2001-01-3844
Traditional application for metal injection molding or ceramic injection molding have been small net shaped parts exhibiting design and economic benefit over wrought or cast components. A new water based agar binder system for metal and ceramic injection molding has been developed that offers the ability to produce large thick parts in range of 1 to 2 kg which are competitive with those produced by investment casting. Other significant advantages of this system are a clean and rapid debind and the ability to mold into soft tooling. As a result, savings are achieved not only by eliminating machining and other processing steps but also by reduced development and inventory costs. This technology is applied to a variety of automotive applications such as; EGR System, Exhaust System, Oxygen Sensors, Electrical Components, Engine Components, etc. Many of these applications require demanding mechanical properties.