Microengineering of Metals and Ceramics Set: Part I: Design, Tooling, and Injection Molding. Part II: Special Replication Techniques, Automation, and Properties, 2 Volume Set

by Editor: Detlef Lö; he (University of Karlsruhe, Germany); Editor: Jü; rgen Hauß; elt (Institut fur Materialforschung III, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany); Series Editor: Oliver Brand (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA); Ser

• ISBN13: 9783527323784
• ISBN10: 3527323783
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH

Summary

In these two volumes, authors from three major competence centres for microengineering illustrate step by step the process from designing and simulating microcomponents of metallic and ceramic materials and how to employ state-of-the-art technologies for generating, testing, and characterizing them. Furthermore, quality control aspects and strategies for automation of production procedures in view of future industrial production and commercialisation. These stages are covered in six sections: Part I Design Tooling Replication Techniques - Micro Injection Molding Part II Replication Techniques - Micro Casting, Micro Electro Forming and Further Techniques Automation and Quality Assurance Properties of Materials and Micro Components

Author Biography

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Detlef L+¦he studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Karlsruhe, Germany and obtained his Ph.D. in 1980. After heading the microstructure and mechancal behaviour working group there, he was appointed in 1991 as professor for materials science at Paderborn University, Germany, where he received an award for outstanding teaching achievements in 1994. In the same year, he returned to the Institute for Materials Science and Enginering I at Karlsruhe Technical University as its Director. He is Speaker of the Collaborative Research Centre 499 "Design, production and quality assurance of molded microparts constructed of metals and ceramics" and has been a Senator of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) since 2003.
His research interests focus on metallic and ceramic materials properties and durability under different kinds of stress, component manufacture and behaviour, optimisation of heat treatment methods, and failure analysis.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. J++rgen Hau+ƒelt studied Physics and Materials Sciences at the University of Erlangen, Germany. After his doctorate and a research stay at Stanford University he joined Degussa AG in 1977, starting in metals research. After having worked as technical director in Degussa?s subsidiary in New York City, he returned to Germany in 1985 and was first in charge of metals research, then managed the entire materials development und process technology of Degussa?s corporate division "Metals". In 1993 he joined Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe as head of the Institute of Materials Research III. In addition, he was appointed professor at Freiburg University as Chair for Micromaterials Process Technology at IMTEK in 1996. In 1998 he became member of the supervisory board of Norddeutsche Affinerie AG, Hamburg.

Table of Contents

DESIGN Design Environment and Design Flow; Modelling and Validation; Micro Powder Injection Process Modelling TOOLING Mould Insert Manufacturing Strategies; Micro End-milling in Hardened Steel; Laser Ablation 3D-Microstructuring, Micro EDM, Lithographic Fabrication, Material States, and Surface Conditioning of Mold Inserts REPLICATION TECHNIQUES Micro Injection Molding - Principles and Challenges; Micro Metal Injection Molding; Micro Ceramic Injection Molding; Micro Casting; Micro Electroforming of Metals; Micro EPD, Tape Embossing, and Slip Casting of Ceramics AUTOMATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE Powder Injection Moulding Process Automation; Assembly; Quality Assurance and Dimensional Measurement Technology PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS AND MICROCOMPONENTS Structures and Properties of Metallic Materials; Structures and Properties of Ceramic Materials; Tribological Characterization of Mould Inserts and Materials for Micro Components; Simulation Tool Development for Wear in Microsystems