Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 2016

Publication Title

Solid Freeform Fabrication 2016: Proceedings of the 27th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium – An Additive Manufacturing Conference

First Page

1509

Last Page

1529

Keywords

3D printing, extrusion freeforming, fused deposition, robocasting, radiation drying

Disciplines

Ceramic Materials | Manufacturing | Materials Science and Engineering | Mechanical Engineering

Abstract

An extrusion-based additive manufacturing process, called the Ceramic On-Demand Extrusion (CODE) process, for producing three-dimensional ceramic components with near theoretical density is introduced in this paper. In this process, an aqueous paste of ceramic particles with a very low binder content (<1 vol%) is extruded through a moving nozzle at room temperature. After a layer is deposited, it is surrounded by oil (to a level just below the top surface of most recent layer) to preclude non-uniform evaporation from the sides. Infrared radiation is then used to partially, and uniformly, dry the just-deposited layer so that the yield stress of the paste increases and the part maintains its shape. The same procedure is repeated for every layer until part fabrication is completed. Several sample parts for various applications were produced using this process and their properties were obtained. The results indicate that the proposed method enables fabrication of large, dense ceramic parts with complex geometries.

Comments

This paper was published in Solid Freeform Fabrication 2016: Proceedings of the 27th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium – An Additive Manufacturing Conference. It is included here with permission of the editor. This paper can also be found online at this link.

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