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Powder Injection Molding of Al-(Steel and Magnet) Hybrid Components

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A powder injection molding (PIM) process was developed to prepare aluminum hybrid components incorporating low carbon steel, AlNiCo, or BaFeO magnetic inserts. The inserts were securely bound within the powder injection molded aluminum due to sintering shrinkage and physical reaction at the interface. The low sintering temperature of the aluminum alloy ensured a minimal level of interfacial reaction and limited the degradation of the properties of the inserts.

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The authors thank the Australian Research Council, the Aluminium Powder Company, Cooltemp Pty Ltd., and The University of Queensland New Staff Research Start-Up Fund for financial support.

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  1. Z.Y. Liu (Research Fellow, R&D/Engineering Manager)

    Present address: Dou Yee Technologies Pte Ltd, Singapore, Singapore

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  1. School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, ARC Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals, The University of Queensland, Qld 4072, Queensland, Australia

    Z.Y. Liu (Research Fellow, R&D/Engineering Manager), D. Kent (Research Fellow) & G.B. Schaffer (Professor and Executive Dean, Faculty of Architecture, Engineering, and Information Technology)

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Manuscript submitted May 6, 2009.

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Liu, Z., Kent, D. & Schaffer, G. Powder Injection Molding of Al-(Steel and Magnet) Hybrid Components. Metall Mater Trans A 40, 2785–2788 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-009-0012-1

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