| Metal Injection Molding | ||||
| Machining | Cold Forging | Lost Wax | Die Casting | Powder |
| Material difficult to machine | Material difficult to forge | Strength & toughness | Hardness, strength, tougness | Hardness, strength, tougness |
| Complex shape | Reduce secondary machining | Reduce secondary machining | Corrosion | Welding |
| Surface roughness | Dimensional tolerance | Dimensional tolerance | Complex shape | |
| Surface roughness | Surface roughness | Surface roughness | ||
Avoid thick design greater than 5 mm
Avoid long thin design
Avoid suspended design
Avoid skeleton design with extensive hollow features
As-sintered MIM is very economic but not as perfect as machined parts.