Abstract
Debinding process as well as carbon in alloy powder has great effects on carbon content in final products using MIM process.
This paper describes the behavior of carbon and oxygen in debinding and sintering process by varing amount of graphite addition in AISI 4600 steel compounds.
The results are summarized as follows:
(1) Proper amount of carbon and oxygen in compounds makes possible to progress their removal by CO reaction in sintering process.
(2) Graphite addition to AISI 4600 steel compounds enables the control of carbon and oxygen content in fmal products under proper debinding conditions.
