Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 2017

Publication Title

Solid Freeform Fabrication 2017: Proceedings of the 28th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium – An Additive Manufacturing Conference

First Page

605

Last Page

615

Disciplines

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

Abstract

Ceramic On-Demand Extrusion (CODE) is an extrusion-based additive manufacturing process recently developed for fabricating dense, functional ceramic components. This paper presents a further development of this process and focuses on fabricating 3 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia (3YSZ) components that cannot be fabricated without using support structures. The 3YSZ paste is deposited through the main nozzle, and a polycaprolactone (PCL) pellet feedstock is melted and deposited through an auxiliary nozzle to build support structures. After a green part is printed and dried, the support structures are removed by heating the part to ~70°C to melt the PCL. The part is then sintered at 1550°C to achieve near theoretical density. The maximum angle of overhanging feature that can be fabricated without support was determined to be 60°. Sample parts were fabricated and evaluated to demonstrate the effectiveness of the PCL support material and CODE’s capability to fabricate geometrically complex parts.

Comments

This paper was published in Solid Freeform Fabrication 2017: Proceedings of the 28th 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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