Citizen Watch Company, Ltd.

Masami Hoshi

Takao Kasai

Seiichi Nakamura

Naoto Ogasawara

Kenichi Yoshikawa

Ken-ichi Yoshioka

Kenji Kurimura

This manufacturing method of a powder injection molded part includes the steps of using a binder composition containing at least 2 kinds of thermoplastic binder components having an evaporation temperature higher than the injection molding temperature and a different evaporation initiating temperature from each other, elevating the temperature of a molded body above the evaporation initiating temperature of the binder component having the lowest evaporation initiating temperature rapidly, removing the binder component having the lowest evaporation initiating temperature from the molded body by holding this temperature, and thereafter, removing all binder components by elevating up to a temperature not lower than the evaporation initiating temperature of the binder component having the highest evaporation initiating temperature. By this method, the form unstability of final parts, which is a problem of the prior art, is resolved, dimensional accuracy is satisfied, and it is possible to shorten debinding times.

Method of manufacturing powder injection molded part

A process for producing a precision metal part of a sintered body by powder molding comprises using a metal powder of which the oxygen content and the hydrogen reduction loss are controlled to 0.5-6 wt. % and 1-7 wt. %, respectively. The sintered body has a high density near the theoretical density and is excellent in dimensional accuracy. The molding is facilitated, and the process is simple.

Process for producing precision metal part by powder molding wherein the

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