Molding Properties of Inconel 718 Feedstocks Used in Low-Pressure Powder Injection Molding

Table 1

Nominal volume fraction and melting temperatures of the binders used for the feedstocks.

Feedstock identification	Vol.% [%]					Melting point [°C]	Temperature of degradation; [°C]
	Metallic powder	Paraffin wax (PW)	Beeswax (BW)	Stearic acid (SA)	Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)		Start	Finish
40PW	60	40	—	—	—	55	150	300
40BW	60	—	40	—	—	65	225	500
35PW-5SA	60	35	—	5	—	54	150	300
35PW-5EVA	60	35	—	—	5	66	175	500