Metal Injection Molding | FloMet, LLC Logo

  
Search:

Metal Injection Molding Components

Metal Injection Molding Case Studies


Metal Injection Molding Case Study # 4

Metal Injection Molding Component: Alloy F75

Challenge: A medical device manufacturer had a requirement for an implant grade component. The component was rife for metal injection molding (MIM), however, standard implant material such as titanium was too costly and not suitable for high volume manufacturability. They needed to come up with a material that was both cost effective and molding friendly.

Solution: F75 – a chromium-cobalt-molybdenum alloy that would meet implant grade requirements and be suitable for manufacturing via high volume metal injection molding.

Medical device manufacturers have been asking for MIM Ti-6%V-4%Al parts. No Metal Injection Molding producer is able to produce medical grade Ti-6%V-4%Al. FloMet has now developed a MIM version of another implant grade alloy, F75. Development of F75 Metal Injection Molding components involved modification of the Metal Injection Molding process including feedstock formulation, injection molding, debinding, and sintering. Testing demonstrated that F75 components meet the chemical specifications and exceed the mechanical property specifications of the ASTM standard, F75-01 Standard Specification for Cobalt-28 Chromium-6 Molybdenum Alloy Castings and Casting Alloy for Surgical Implants (UNS R30075). Further, F75 properties compare favorably with medical grade Ti-6%V-4%Al. Therefore, when the medical device manufacturer needed an implant grade alloy that could be produced via Metal Injection Molding at significantly lower cost, FloMet had F75 qualified for their needs.

Download Metal Injection Molding Case Study #4 PDF

<< Back to Metal Injection Molding Case Study Directory

 

 

Home | About FloMet | Virtual Tour | Technology | Materials | Part & Tool Design
Metal Injection Molding Case Studies | Published Papers | Accolades | News | File Transfers 
Locations | Ask the Tech | Contact Us

 

   
       

Copyright 2003 - FloMet - All Rights Reserved