Mechanical properties of sintered PIM test specimens

Abstract

This paper deals with the mechanical properties of test specimens of commercially available PIM feedstock based on stainless steel powder. A part of the polymer system has been removed in water. This process was followed by thermal removal of residual binder in a furnace, and in the last step the specimens were sintered at high temperature. For the production of samples was used untreated and recycled feedstock. The aim was to determine the effect of thermal stress during processing on the final mechanical properties.