Aluminium metal injection moulding (MIM) is considered to have great potential to successfully compete with aluminium die casting because of the ability of the injection moulding process to produce parts more economically and with much thinner walled sections and more intricate shapes.Jan 29, 2009
What materials can be MIM?
- Ferrous alloys—steels, stainless steels, tool steels, iron-nickel magnetic alloys, and specialty ferrous alloys such as Invar and Kovar.
- Tungsten alloys—tungsten heavy alloys and tungsten-copper.
- Hard materials—cemented carbides (WC-Co), and cermets (Fe-TiC)
How strong is MIM?
When sintered and heat treated to the H1025 condition, the MIM product typically has a yield strength of 980 MPa, but ranges between vendors from a low of 965 MPa to a high of 1040 MPa.