ABSTRACT

In the last two decades, there have been two competing trends in the commercialization of new medical device technology. New technologies has increased the complexity of medical devices; while, market forces are decreasing the cost of medical devices. Metal Injection Molding (MIM) produces complex net-shaped parts at lower costs than traditional wrought metal processes by eliminating machining operations. This paper demonstrates that two different alloys (Bimetallic) can be co-molded into one component. Co-molded components can contain two alloys with very different properties. For example, a component can contain a high strength alloy with a corrosion resistant alloy. Co-molding permits an engineer to design one component that can replace an assembly of several parts. This paper reviews research on the properties of co-molded parts that incorporate combinations of several alloys including F75, 316L, 17-4 PH, Alloy 49, F-15, and Fe-3%Si. 

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