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Advances in Metallic Biomaterials pp 27–56Cite as

Metal Injection Molding (MIM) Processing

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Complex-shaped components can be obtained by net or near-net shaping through the powder metallurgy processing route such as metal injection molding (MIM) process. MIM is an advanced powder processing technique for the mass production of complex-shaped components. This technology also reduces the material used for production and processing cost. Sintered compacts obtained by MIM process show high density over 95 % and excellent mechanical properties. Titanium and its alloys are used in biomedical applications because of their excellent characteristics such as high specific strength, corrosion resistance, biocompatibility, and so on. MIM process is a suitable technique for titanium and its alloys to reduce the processing cost and material cost. In this chapter, tensile and fatigue properties of MIM compacts fabricated with Ti, Ti-6Al-4V, Ti-6Al-4V-4Cr, and Ti-6Al-7Nb are reviewed.

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The authors would like to express sincere thanks to Osaka Titanium Technologies Co., Ltd., for supplying titanium powders.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan

    Hideshi Miura & Toshiko Osada

  2. Hamamatsu Industrial Research Institute of Shizuoka Prefecture, 1-3-3, Shinmiyakoda, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-2103, Japan

    Yoshinori Itoh

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  1. Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

    Mitsuo Niinomi

  2. Department of Materials Processing, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

    Takayuki Narushima

  3. Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

    Masaaki Nakai

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Miura, H., Osada, T., Itoh, Y. (2015). Metal Injection Molding (MIM) Processing. In: Niinomi, M., Narushima, T., Nakai, M. (eds) Advances in Metallic Biomaterials. Springer Series in Biomaterials Science and Engineering, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46842-5_2

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