On the possibilities of merging additive manufacturing and powder injection molding in the production of metal parts

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/70883521:28610/24:63578958

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/rpj-02-2023-0047/full/html" target="_blank" >https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/rpj-02-2023-0047/full/html</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-02-2023-0047" target="_blank" >10.1108/RPJ-02-2023-0047</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

On the possibilities of merging additive manufacturing and powder injection molding in the production of metal parts

Original language description

Purpose: This study aims to enhance merging of additive manufacturing (AM) techniques with powder injection molding (PIM). In this way, the prototypes could be 3D-printed and mass production implemented using PIM. Thus, the surface properties and mechanical performance of parts produced using powder/polymer binder feedstocks [material extrusion (MEX) and PIM] were investigated and compared with powder manufacturing based on direct metal laser sintering (DMLS). Design/methodology/approach: PIM parts were manufactured from 17-4PH stainless steel PIM-quality powder and powder intended for powder bed fusion compounded with a recently developed environmentally benign binder. Rheological data obtained at the relevant temperatures were used to set up the process parameters of injection molding. The tensile and yield strengths as well as the strain at break were determined for PIM sintered parts and compared to those produced using MEX and DMLS. Surface properties were evaluated through a 3D scanner and analyzed with advanced statistical tools. Findings: Advanced statistical analyses of the surface properties showed the proximity between the surfaces created via PIM and MEX. The tensile and yield strengths, as well as the strain at break, suggested that DMLS provides sintered samples with the highest strength and ductility; however, PIM parts made from environmentally benign feedstock may successfully compete with this manufacturing route. Originality/value: This study addresses the issues connected to the merging of two environmentally efficient processing routes. The literature survey included has shown that there is so far no study comparing AM and PIM techniques systematically on the fixed part shape and dimensions using advanced statistical tools to derive the proximity of the investigated processing routes.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20301 - Mechanical engineering

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Rapid Prototyping Journal

ISSN

1355-2546

e-ISSN

1758-7670

Volume of the periodical

30

Issue of the periodical within the volume

11

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

50-58

UT code for WoS article

001159744300001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85184666550