<div><p>Metal injection molding (MIM) combines the most useful characteristics of powder metallurgy and plastic injection molding to facilitate the production of small, complex-shaped metal components with outstanding mechanical properties. This book provides an authoritative guide to the important technology and its applications. </p><p>Part one discusses the fundamentals of the metal injection molding process with chapters on topics such as component design, important powder characteristics, compound manufacture, tooling design, molding optimization, debinding, and sintering. Part two provides a detailed review of quality issues, including feedstock characterization, modeling and simulation, methods to qualify a MIM process, common defects and carbon content control. The focuses of part three are special metal injection molding processes.  The chapters in this section provide comprehensive coverage of micro components, two material/two color structures, and porous metal techniques. Finally, part four explores metal injection molding of particular materials, including stainless steels, titanium and titanium alloys, thermal management alloys, high speed tool steels, heavy alloys, refractory metals, hard metals and soft magnetic alloys.</p><p>-Since its commercial beginnings in the mid-1970s, Metal Injection Molding (MIM) technology has matured and gained acceptance in numerous industries<BR> -MIM technology is a thriving global manufacturing industry worth at least one billion dollars</p><p> </p><p> </p></div><p> </p>