A method (100) of producing a heat pipe includes the following steps: (1)
inserting a mandrel (10) into a hollow metal casing (20) with a space
formed between the hollow metal casing and the mandrel; (2) filling into
the space with a slurry (40) comprised of powders; (3) solidifying the
slurry in the space; (4) drawing the mandrel out of the hollow metal
casing after the slurry is solidified; and (5) sintering the powders
contained in the slurry to form the heat pipe (60) with a sintered powder
wick (61) arranged therein. In the sintering step of the method, no
mandrel is required. Thus, the problem that the mandrel is difficult to
be drawn out of the hollow metal casing as suffered in the conventional
art is effectively solved.