Effect of particle size gradation on the performance of glass-ceramic 3D printing process

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• 作者：Changning Sun^a ; Xiaoyong Tian^a ; ^{leoxyt@mail.xjtu.edu.cn" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Ling Wang^a ; Yaxiong Liu^a ; Cynthina M. Wirth^b ; Jens Gü ; nster^b ; Dichen Li^a ; Zhongmin Jin^a ; ^c
• 关键词：Glass-ceramic ; Particle size gradation ; Three-dimensional printing ; Mechanical properties ; Flowability
• 刊名：Ceramics International
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：43
• 期：1
• 页码：578-584
• 全文大小：1352 K

文摘

Particle size gradation is regarded as an effective method for overcoming the contradicting requirements in three-dimensional printing (3DP). In present work, particle size gradation was optimized to obtain both acceptable flowability of the powder material and high-strength 3D-printed glass-ceramic products. The effect of gradation on the printing process, sintering process and performance of the 3D-printed glass-ceramic products was investigated comprehensively. The glass-ceramic powders with three size ranges were mixed in certain proportions and applied to print parts. The result showed parts printed with powder mixed by 60 wt% 45–100 µm and 40 wt% 0–25 µm particles had satisfactory density of 1.60 g/cm³ and bending strength of 13.8 MPa. The flowability decreased with an increasing proportion of fine particles. Part density was determined by the powder bulk density in the powder bed as well as the shrinkage during sintering while strength of part was found to be dependent on the sintering degree.