Moldagem por injeção a baixas pressões de pó residual proveniente da extração do granito branco savana

Abstract

The present work describes the use of a grinding dust almost granite raw feedstock to the process of ceramic injection molding at low pressures. The main objective was to demonstrate the technical feasibility of using a low-cost raw material for parts for applications where these were not subjected to large mechanical stresses. Initially it selected a powder from the extraction of a granite commercial value called White Savannah. The material was characterized by chemical and petrographic analysis (for microprobe), and microscopy Scanning electron diffraction and X-ray. After several unsuccessful attempts to use the powder in the raw state, it was subjected to a simple procedure for comminution by grinding and subsequent selection by sieving. The obtained fines were mixed with binder to carnauba wax base, developed in previous research. Rheological studies helped determine the optimum amount of binder and powder in the mixture to be injected. Thermogravimetric analysis was used to establish a ramp for removal of the binder by thermal degradation after injection. The binder removal step was performed without introducing macrodefeitos. The parts were sintered in air in a muffle furnace at temperatures between 1200 0 C to 1280 0 C. Next, the pieces were evaluated in terms of density, porosity, shrinkage and hardness. The best results in terms of appearance, shape maintenance and combination of physical and mechanical properties were obtained with the parts sintered at 1250 0 C. The values ​​obtained for these properties were deemed reasonable when compared to results obtained with previously manufactured parts using other granite waste.