Analysis of sintering die set for compaction of biomedical ceramic implants

Biomedical implants are fabricated using conventional methods and heavy materials, they corrode and break, in this research ceramic materials are made into composites materials, they are sintered using a die set at high temperatures. In this research the design and fabrication of the die-set are crucial steps because the die characteristics and form directly impact the finished product. The current research aims to analyze a sintering die-set for cold compression to produce a cylindrical specimen or green pallet. The compaction die-set is a deciding aspect of the powder metallurgy process since it is used to shape the loose powder to the desired shape. The die-set is developed according to ASTM requirements and AISI D3 steel has been used as raw material for it [1]. The study demonstrates the design considerations, computations, 2-D drawings, and 3-D models of die-set. To fabricate the die, facing, turning, drilling, grinding, wire-cut EDM and heat Treatment operations were used. The design has been further analyzed using Solid works 14 and ANSYS 2023R1.