Binder jetting additive manufacturing of silicon carbide ceramics: Development of bimodal powder feedstocks by modeling and experimental methods

Du, Wenchao; Singh, Mrityunjay; Singh, Dileep

doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.04.098

Binder jetting additive manufacturing of silicon carbide ceramics: Development of bimodal powder feedstocks by modeling and experimental methods

Journal Article · Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Ceramics International

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.04.098· OSTI ID:1659104

Du, Wenchao ^[1]; Singh, Mrityunjay ^[2]; Singh, Dileep ^[3]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States); Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
Ohio Aerospace Inst., Cleveland, OH (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)

A limitation of binder jetting additive manufacturing is the low density of fabricated parts. Mixing powders with different sizes is a promising approach to increase powder bed packing density and, hence, printed part density. However, in previous studies mixed powder feedstock was prepared by trial and error method. In this research, both modeling and experimental methods were used to prepare the bimodal powder feedstocks. Analytical packing model was introduced for irregular powders. A bimodal powder was prepared by mixing two different-sized silicon carbide powders (i.e. coarse and fine) using ball mill, and their tap densities were measured. Silicon carbide plates were printed using the coarse and bimodal powders by a commercial binder jetting system. Results showed that the modeling method could predict the tap density of bimodal powders with high accuracy. The printed parts from bimodal powder achieved higher green densities than those from the unimodal powder.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1659104

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1634142

Journal Information:: Ceramics International, Journal Name: Ceramics International Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 46; ISSN 0272-8842

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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