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Abstract
In this study, Mg-0.5Ca alloy was produced in a newly designed unit during the metal injection molding process. 40?mD90 Mg powder and 500nmD90 Ca powder were used in accordance with injection molding and powder sintering rules. In the injection phase, Polyethylene-glycol (PEG) and Poly-methyl-methacrylate (PMMA) and stearic acid (SA) polymers act as binders and lubricants. In the experimental phase, X-ray Diffractometer (XRD), Thermal Gravimetric Analyze (TGA), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) equipped with Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy Mapping (EDS and MAP), and Vickers microhardness (HV) examinations were performed. The samples produced were subjected to the sintering process at different temperatures and times. Conventional powder sinter stages point, neck, and joining structures were obtained at different temperatures and durations. As a result, it was determined that Mg-0.5Ca alloy reached a metallic form with the specified polymer structure only at 600oC temperature and after 5 h sintering. Grain boundaries were formed in the sintered sample and the presence of the Mg2Ca phase was observed. The hardness of the metallic structure obtained was measured as 49.9 HV0.1 on average.
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Science of Sintering is a unique journal in the field of science and technology of sintering.
Science of Sintering publishes papers on all aspects of theoretical and experimental studies, which can contribute to the better understanding of the behavior of powders and similar materials during consolidation processes. Emphasis is laid on those aspects of the science of materials that are concerned with the thermodynamics, kinetics and mechanism of sintering and related processes. In accordance with the significance of disperse materials for the sintering technology, papers dealing with the question of ultradisperse powders, tribochemical activation and catalysis are also published.
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