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2585155 
Journal Article 
STEEL-SHEET FABRICATION BY TAPE CASTING 
Rauscher, M; Besendoerfer, G; Roosen, A 
2008 
44 
6 
39-48 
WOS:000263881100005 
A new method of manufacturing thin, plantar metal sheet has been developed by adapting ceramic tape-casting technology to powder metallurgy (PM). By combining the advantages of PM with those of the tape: casting technique. a low-cost process for the production. of thin planar metal forms has been demonstrated. A stainless steel 316L powder was used as a model system to form a tape-casting slurry with preset rheological behavior,for the subsequent casting process. After drying the cast slurry, a flexible green tape was obtained with sufficient strength and flexibility to withstand further handling by cutting and lamination. The tape was densified by sintering to produce a flexible metal sheet. The mechanical properties and attendant microstructures of the steel sheet were determined and characterized. In addition, a simple, novel joining technique was established by lamination of the green metal sheets, followed by sintering, resulting in a stable homogenous microstructure.