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American Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology
ISSN: 2349-3917
3D Printing 2019
Euroscicon Conference on
3D Printing
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n this research a novel approach of rapidlymanufacturing high-qualitymetallic
parts, by additive manufacturing has been developed. Current binder jet
technology has limitations in fabricating parts with sufficiently high-densities.
This is due to the use of organic binders which subsequently need to be burnt
out, resulting in components that are intrinsically porous and weak. In this work,
we have developed a series of hierarchal metallic binders that do not need to
be removed and form part of the overall build material. The metallic binders
also act as in situ infiltration and improve overall part densities and structural
integrity. The binders contain metallic particles ranging from molecular to
micron size. In this work the effect of metallic binders on shrinkage, porosity
and tensile strength have been assessed. The ability to manufacture parts with
lower porosity and therefore improved tolerances and performance will enable
a greater variety of industries to adopt additive manufacturing technology.
Biography
Kate Black has received her PhD in Material Science from the
University of Liverpool in 2008. She then went on to join the
University of Cambridge as a Research Associate, in the Centre
for Advance Photonic and Electronics, principally working
on the development of novel materials for supercapacitors.
She is now serving as a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for
Materials and Structures at the University of Liverpool, School
of Engineering. Her research interests are primarily focused
on the development of novel functional materials, using inkjet
and binder jet printing. Her main area of expertise is in the
development of novel reactive organo-metallic inks (ROM)
that can be exploited to produce a wide a variety of functional
materials, such as conductors, insulators and semiconductors.
ShewasvotedasTop50women inEngineeringbyWES in2018
and is a Board Member of the Young Academy of Europe
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k.black@liverpool.ac.ukBinder jetting of metallic components using hierarchal binders
Kate Black, Joseph Roberts and Simon Mitchell
School of Engineering-University of Liverpool, UK
Kate Black et al., Am J Compt Sci Inform Technol 2019, Volume 07