Injection Moldable Metal Alloys Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal Alloys

Bringing Design Freedom and Parts Consolidation to Metals Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal Alloys Bringing Design Freedom and Parts Consolidation to Metals

Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal Alloys Topics Xyloy IS and IS NOTs Manufacturing Steps Material Properties Markets & Case Studies Compliance and Sustainability

Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal IS NOT… Xyloy injection moldable metal IS NOT metal or powder injection molding (MIM/PIM)…

Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal IS NOT… Xyloy injection moldable metal IS NOT metal filled plastic…

Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal IS NOT… Xyloy injection moldable metal IS NOT thixomolding…

Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal IS NOT… Xyloy injection moldable metal IS NOT die casting…

Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal IS… Xyloy injection moldable metal IS injection molding of non-ferrous alloys on plastic injection molding equipment with conventional molds

Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal IS… Xyloy injection moldable metal IS for OEMs with captive injection molding who want to bring metal part supply in-house

Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal IS… Xyloy injection moldable metal IS for custom injection molders who want to offer plastic AND metal parts to OEMs and component manufacturers

Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal Alloys Manufacturing Steps Pellets Tooling Injection Molding Part Finishes (optional)

Xyloy™ and Plastic PELLETS Pellets and feeding systems same as plastic

Xyloy™ and Plastic TOOLING Same Tool – Same Part – Different Properties

Xyloy™ and Plastic INJECTION MOLDING Electric or Hydraulic Machine Modifications Software temperature limits Dedicated screw and barrel Robust heater bands, thermocouples, wiring

Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal Coatings, Conversions & Finishes A variety of coatings, conversions and finishes are possible for meeting aesthetic, chemical, and corrosion resistance requirements Surface texturing Conversions (phosphate, chromate) E-coat Powder coat (polyester, epoxy) colors textures Paint Plating (copper, nickel, chrome) Depositions

Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal Alloys Xyloy M950 Properties Xyloy™ M950 Metric English Ultimate Tensile Strength 325 MPa 47 kpsi Yield Strength 250 MPa 36 kpsi Elongation at Break 2% 2% Modulus of Elasticity 90 GPa 13000 kpsi Density 4.9 g/cc 0.17 lb/in3 Thermal Conductivity 120 W/mK 830 BTUin/hrft²°F Specific Heat Capacity 0.4 J/g°C 0.1 BTU/lb°F Mold Shrinkage 0.5% 0.5%

Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal Xyloy M950 and Die Casting Alloys M950 A380(Al) ZA3(Zn) AZ91D(Mg) Ultimate Tensile Strength (MPa) 350 320 280 240 Elastic Modulus (GPa) 90 70 85 45 Density (g/cc) 4.9 2.7 6.6 1.8 Electrical Conductivity (% IACS) 25 23 27 11 Thermal Conductivity (W/mK) 120 95 113 51

Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal Alloys Market Segments                                            Aerospace Automotive Computer/IT Consumer Electrical/Electronics Health Care Industrial

Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal Alloys Case Study – Valves & Controls Problem: Reinforced engineering plastic failed due to mechanical load. Machined metal was 4X the price even with design changes. Solution: Xyloy M950 molded in existing plastic tooling (3-plate). Low cost and high performance.

Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal Alloys Case Study – Electronic Enclosure Problem: Enclosure and thermal management for computer component. Features and dimensional tolerances required expensive machining. Solution: Xyloy M950 molded in multi-cavity tooling. Molded-in features eliminate machining. High degree of flatness and dimensional accuracy.

Xyloy™ Regulatory Compliance Meets Current and Future Requirements RoHS/WEEE compliant RoHS/WEEE compliant finishes Non-flammable No halogen content No low melting components No heavy metals No organics

Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal Alloys Sustainable / Recyclable Ability to reuse regrind (runner, sprue) Recycling via standard automobile and scrap metal recovery True recyclability – infinitely recyclable Fully restored properties versus degradation in polymers

Xyloy™ Injection Moldable Metal Alloys Summary Xyloy injection moldable metal alloys are molded on conventional plastic injection molding equipment to produce parts in high volumes 3-dimensional, net shape parts No porosity, stronger than die cast Can be used with existing tooling for plastics Fast cycle times Standard conversions, coatings and finishes 120 W/mK thermal conductivity Minimal tool wear Recyclable and sustainable

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