4.7 Article

3D printing of high solid loading zirconia feedstock via screw-based material extrusion

Journal

CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 49, Issue 15, Pages 24852-24860

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.05.011

Keywords

Additive manufacturing; ZrO 2 feedstock; Mechanical properties; Debinding defects

Ask authors/readers for more resources

In this study, 3Y-TZP ceramic feedstocks with different solid loadings were successfully prepared and printed using a screw-based 3D printing technique. The samples obtained after debinding and sintering showed desired density, hardness, and fracture toughness. The results demonstrated the feasibility of 3D printing granular 3Y-TZP ceramic feedstocks with high solid loadings.
Zirconia ceramic (3Y-TZP) feedstocks with solid loadings from 50 vol% to 68 vol%, in a 60:40 paraffin wax to LDPE ratio binder system, were prepared and printed using a screw-based material extrusion printer. A two-step debinding process involving solvent debinding (cyclohexane + ethanol) and thermal debinding (140 degrees C-600 degrees C at 0.2 degrees C/min) followed by sintering at 1500 degrees C for 2 h was employed. Tests performed include TGA, density test, Vickers hardness and fracture toughness, XRD, and SEM. The TGA result showed two significant drops in weight starting at 180 degrees C and 380 degrees C, which corresponds to the decomposition of paraffin wax and LDPE, respectively. A minimum of 40 wt% of soluble binder was removed from the green sample after solvent immersion for 3 h at 40 degrees C for solid loadings & GE;55 vol%. High solid loading feedstocks produced samples with comparable density, Vickers hardness and fracture toughness, which are 97.5%,-12.3 GPa, and-5.5 MPa m1/2, respectively; while XRD and SEM shows no adverse tetragonal to monoclinic phase transformation and grain growth, respectively. This study demonstrates that 3D printing of granular 3Y-TZP ceramic feedstock via screw-based material extrusion technique is feasible even with high solid loadings, which is usually difficult to fabricate into flexible filaments and print due to high viscosity.

Authors

I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.

Reviews

Primary Rating

4.7
Not enough ratings

Secondary Ratings

Novelty
-
Significance
-
Scientific rigor
-
Rate this paper

Recommended

No Data Available
No Data Available