Patent ID: 6682581
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: B22F,C22C

Abstract:
A powder injection molding material containing a low-nickel austenitic steel which consists of iron, and the following components:Manganese: less than 17.0% by weight; Chromium: more than 21.0 and not more than 26.0% by weight; Molybdenum: less than 1.50% by weight; Nickel: less than 2% by weight; Nitrogen: more than 0.70 and not more than 1.70% by weight; Carbon: more than 0.11 and not more than 0.70% by weight; Copper: less than 4% by weight; Tungsten: less than 2% by weight; and Silicon: less than 2% by weight a nitrogen-free or relatively low-nitrogen precursor of this steel or a mixture of the components of the steel or of its precursor, in powder form, and a thermoplastic binder.