Fabrication and characterization of 3D printing induced orthotropic functional ceramics
- Univ. of Texas at El Paso, TX (United States); Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (Puerto Rico)
- Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (Puerto Rico)
- Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
- Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States)
The orthotropic functional properties of additively manufactured ceramics due to the fabrication process was characterized in this study. Spherical, environmentally benign barium titanate (BaTiO3) powders were fabricated using binder jetting 3D printing. Dielectric and piezoelectric properties of these ceramics were characterized as a function of the printing orientation. The dielectric constant of the samples tested normal to the printing layers was observed to be 20% higher than those tested in the parallel fashion. Similarly, the piezoelectric response was found to be over 35% in the normal orientation. With these results, it was shown that the electroding orientation has a direct influence on the functional properties of additively manufactured ceramics. Overall, with less than 37% of the theoretical density, the average piezoelectric coefficient for the perpendicularly tested ceramics was found to be 152.7 pC N-1, which is 80% of the theoretical value. The high piezoelectric response obtained with such low densities can lead to the development of more mass efficient, and cost-effective sensing and energy harvesting devices, as well as structures that can be tuned to respond based on the direction of the loads applied.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Texas at El Paso, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FE0027502; NA0003865; NE0003865
- OSTI ID:
- 1799870
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1958032
- Journal Information:
- Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 28, Issue 12; ISSN 0964-1726
- Publisher:
- IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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