- Manufacturing of Micro Gas Bearing by Fe-Ni Nanopowder and Metal Mold Using LIGA
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Soo-Jung Son, Young-Sang Cho, Dae-Jung Kim, Jong-Hyun Kim, Suk-Sang Chang, Chul-Jin Choi
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J Korean Powder Metall Inst. 2012;19(2):140-145.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4150/KPMI.2012.19.2.140
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- This paper describes the manufacturing process of tilting pad gas bearing with a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 0.5-1 mm for power MEMS (Micro Electomechanical Systems) applications. The bearing compacts with nanopowder feedstock were prepared by Ni-metal mold with 2-mold system using LIGA process. The effect of the manufacturing conditions on sintering properties of nanopowder gas bearing was investigated. In this work, Fe-45 wt%Ni nanopowder with an average diameter of 30-50 nm size was used as starting material. After mixing the nanopowder and the wax-based binders, the amount of powder was controlled to obtain the certain mixing ratio. The nanopowder bearing compacts were sintered with 1-2 hr holding time under hydrogen atmospheres and under temperatures of 600°C to 1,000°C. Finally, the critical batch of mixed powder system was found to be 70% particle fraction in total volume. The maximum density of the sintered bearing specimen was about 94% of theoretical density.
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