Microwave Debinding of Ceramics Produced by Additive Manufacturing

Conference · Wed Jun 25 04:00:00 EDT 2025

OSTI ID:2997762

Guillen, Donna Post ^[1]; DeChant, Corey Samuel ^[1]; Cutts, Konner Stephen ^[1]; Tucker, Dennis ^[2]

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1. Idaho National Laboratory
2. Rocky Mountain Scientific

Microwave-assisted debinding offers an innovative approach to processing 3D-printed engineering ceramics. Ceramic parts produced with photopolymer-based additive manufacturing techniques require thermal debinding to remove polymers that bind ceramic particles during the printing process. Microwave-assisted debinding significantly reduces processing times and offers energy savings over conventional thermal treatments due to higher heating rates and more uniform heating. Finite-element modeling of the debinding process allows for the optimization and prediction of temperature distribution, stress development, and potential defects, leading to improved process control and material quality.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE); USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• OSTI ID: 2997762
• Report Number(s): INL/CON-25-82797
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 - MATERIALS SCIENCE
Ceramics
additive manufacturing
debinding
modeling
simulation