Models to Predict the Viscosity of Metal Injection Molding Feedstock Materials as Function of Their Formulation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Background
2.1. Models for Viscosity Prediction of Multicomponent Binders
2.2. Models for Viscosity Prediction of Feedstocks with Different Filler Contents
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.1.1. Polypropylene-Based Feedstock
3.1.2. Polyoxymethylene-Based Feedstock
3.2. Methods
3.2.1. Rotational Rheometry
3.2.2. Capillary Rheometry
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Viscosity of Binders
4.2. Viscosity of Feedstock Materials
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
MIM | Metal injection molding |
POM | Polyoxymethylene |
PP | Polypropylene |
vol. % | volume percentage |
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Author(s) | Year | Equation of the Model * | Equation Number |
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Arrhenius [8] | 1887 | (1) | |
Voigt [9] | 1889 | (2) | |
Bingham [10] | 1911 | (3) | |
Van Der Wyk [11] | 1936 | (4) | |
Grunberg and Nissan ** [12] | 1946 | (5) | |
Tamura and Kurata [13] | 1952 | (6) | |
Lima [14] | 1952 | (7) | |
McAllister [15] | 1960 | (8) | |
Heric [16] | 1966 | (9) |
Model Author(s) | Year | Equation of the Model | Equation Number |
---|---|---|---|
Eilers [25] | 1941 | (11) | |
Mooney [26] | 1951 | (12) | |
Krieger and Dougherty [27] | 1959 | (13) | |
Frankel and Acrivos [28] | 1967 | (14) | |
Chong et al. [22] | 1971 | (15) | |
Quemada [29] | 1977 | (16) | |
Van den Brule and Jongschaap [30] | 1991 | (17) | |
Janardhana et al. [31] | 2000 | (18) | |
Zarraga et al. [32] | 2000 | (19) | |
Mendoza and Santamaria-Holek [33] | 2009 | (20) | |
Pal [34] | 2015 | (21) |
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Gonzalez-Gutierrez, J.; Duretek, I.; Kukla, C.; Poljšak, A.; Bek, M.; Emri, I.; Holzer, C. Models to Predict the Viscosity of Metal Injection Molding Feedstock Materials as Function of Their Formulation. Metals 2016, 6, 129. https://doi.org/10.3390/met6060129
Gonzalez-Gutierrez J, Duretek I, Kukla C, Poljšak A, Bek M, Emri I, Holzer C. Models to Predict the Viscosity of Metal Injection Molding Feedstock Materials as Function of Their Formulation. Metals. 2016; 6(6):129. https://doi.org/10.3390/met6060129
Chicago/Turabian StyleGonzalez-Gutierrez, Joamin, Ivica Duretek, Christian Kukla, Andreja Poljšak, Marko Bek, Igor Emri, and Clemens Holzer. 2016. "Models to Predict the Viscosity of Metal Injection Molding Feedstock Materials as Function of Their Formulation" Metals 6, no. 6: 129. https://doi.org/10.3390/met6060129