Influence of Fill Imbalance on Pressure Drop in Injection Molding

Poszwa, Przemysław; Brzęk, Paweł; Muszyński, Paweł; Szostak, Marek

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-99353-9_58

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“…Consequently, a pressure drop, which is known to have potential to develop defects such as short shots, warpage, density differences, air traps, etc. [12][13][14], is reduced accordingly, albeit not eliminated completely. MIM parameters, namely the injection pressure, injection temperature, and injection gate location [15], can be controlled and their optimization [16] can effectively alleviate the problem encountered during MIM.…”

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Moldflow Simulation and Characterization of Pure Copper Fabricated via Metal Injection Molding

et al. 2023

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Metal injection molding (MIM) is a representative near-net-shape manufacturing process that fabricates advanced geometrical components for automobile and device industries. As the mechanical performance of an MIM product is affected by green-part characteristics, this work investigated the green part of pure copper processed with MIM using the injection temperature of ~180 °C and injection pressure of ~5 MPa. A computational analysis based on the Moldflow program was proposed to simulate the effectivity of the process by evaluating the confidence of fill, quality prediction, and pressure drop of three distinctive regions in the green part. The results showed that the ring and edge regions of the green parts showed localized behavior, which was related to processing parameters including the position of the gate. A microstructural observation using scanning electron microscopy and a 3D X-ray revealed that both the surface and body matrix consisted of pores with some agglomeration of micro-pores on the edges and ring part, while any critical defects, such as a crack, were not found. A microhardness analysis showed that the three regions exhibited a reasonable uniformity with a slight difference in one specific part mainly due to the localized pore agglomeration. The simulation results showed a good agreement with the microstructures and microhardness data. Thus, the present results are useful for providing guidelines for the sound condition of MIM-treated pure copper with a complex shape.

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