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Towards nano-injection molding
Date Issued
2012-05
Date Available
2013-10-01T11:40:01Z
Abstract
Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs), having no limiting microstructure, can be
machined or thermoplastically-formed with sub-micron precision while still
retaining often-desirable metallic properties such as high compressive strength.
These novel materials thus have enormous potential for use as multi-scale tools
for high-volume manufacturing of polymeric MEMS and information storage
devices. Here we show the manufacture of a prototype BMG injection molding
tool capable of producing cm-long polymeric components, with sub-micron
surface features.
machined or thermoplastically-formed with sub-micron precision while still
retaining often-desirable metallic properties such as high compressive strength.
These novel materials thus have enormous potential for use as multi-scale tools
for high-volume manufacturing of polymeric MEMS and information storage
devices. Here we show the manufacture of a prototype BMG injection molding
tool capable of producing cm-long polymeric components, with sub-micron
surface features.
Other Sponsorship
Enterprise Ireland(Grants CFTD/07/314 & CFTD/06/IT/335)
University College Dublin
The Chinese Scholarship Council
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Elsevier
Journal
Materials Today
Volume
15
Issue
5
Start Page
216
End Page
221
Copyright (Published Version)
2012 Elsevier
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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