Performance analysis of enhanced 3D printed polymer molds for metal injection molding process

Conventionally, molds for metal injection molding (MIM) process are fabricated using metallic materials using conventional machining processes. Machined metal molds are resilient and therefore could be suitable for mass production of MIM parts. However, with the process of mass production leading to...

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Main Authors: Altaf, K., Qayyum, J.A., Rani, A.M.A., Ahmad, F., Megat-Yusoff, P.S.M., Baharom, M., Aziz, A.R.A., Jahanzaib, M., German, R.M.
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spelling utp-eprints.214992018-11-07T03:39:03Z Performance analysis of enhanced 3D printed polymer molds for metal injection molding process Altaf, K. Qayyum, J.A. Rani, A.M.A. Ahmad, F. Megat-Yusoff, P.S.M. Baharom, M. Aziz, A.R.A. Jahanzaib, M. German, R.M. Conventionally, molds for metal injection molding (MIM) process are fabricated using metallic materials using conventional machining processes. Machined metal molds are resilient and therefore could be suitable for mass production of MIM parts. However, with the process of mass production leading to permanent hard tooling, the design is subjected to rigorous testing and iteration before finalization. During design analysis and the iteration process, the demand for MIM parts (part demand) is at low-volume. Therefore, machined metal molds could be costly and time consuming for low volume and customized end-use products. 3D printed molds could be a suitable choice for MIM production for such applications. The present study compares the performance of Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) 3D printing (3DP) process made polymer molds with an aluminum mold for potential use in MIM process. It was observed that 3DP molds could successfully be used for a limited number of MIM cycles. © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. MDPI AG 2018 Article PeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85048352012&doi=10.3390%2fmet8060433&partnerID=40&md5=6a29e5e89a16086f457c0b53cef568c9 Altaf, K. and Qayyum, J.A. and Rani, A.M.A. and Ahmad, F. and Megat-Yusoff, P.S.M. and Baharom, M. and Aziz, A.R.A. and Jahanzaib, M. and German, R.M. (2018) Performance analysis of enhanced 3D printed polymer molds for metal injection molding process. Metals, 8 (6). http://eprints.utp.edu.my/21499/
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description Conventionally, molds for metal injection molding (MIM) process are fabricated using metallic materials using conventional machining processes. Machined metal molds are resilient and therefore could be suitable for mass production of MIM parts. However, with the process of mass production leading to permanent hard tooling, the design is subjected to rigorous testing and iteration before finalization. During design analysis and the iteration process, the demand for MIM parts (part demand) is at low-volume. Therefore, machined metal molds could be costly and time consuming for low volume and customized end-use products. 3D printed molds could be a suitable choice for MIM production for such applications. The present study compares the performance of Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) 3D printing (3DP) process made polymer molds with an aluminum mold for potential use in MIM process. It was observed that 3DP molds could successfully be used for a limited number of MIM cycles. © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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author Altaf, K.
Qayyum, J.A.
Rani, A.M.A.
Ahmad, F.
Megat-Yusoff, P.S.M.
Baharom, M.
Aziz, A.R.A.
Jahanzaib, M.
German, R.M.
spellingShingle Altaf, K.
Qayyum, J.A.
Rani, A.M.A.
Ahmad, F.
Megat-Yusoff, P.S.M.
Baharom, M.
Aziz, A.R.A.
Jahanzaib, M.
German, R.M.
Performance analysis of enhanced 3D printed polymer molds for metal injection molding process
author_sort Altaf, K.
title Performance analysis of enhanced 3D printed polymer molds for metal injection molding process
title_short Performance analysis of enhanced 3D printed polymer molds for metal injection molding process
title_full Performance analysis of enhanced 3D printed polymer molds for metal injection molding process
title_fullStr Performance analysis of enhanced 3D printed polymer molds for metal injection molding process
title_full_unstemmed Performance analysis of enhanced 3D printed polymer molds for metal injection molding process
title_sort performance analysis of enhanced 3d printed polymer molds for metal injection molding process
publisher MDPI AG
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