About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2025 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2025)
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Symposium
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2025 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2025)
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Presentation Title |
Powder Dispersion For Removal of Unsintered Powder After Selective Laser Flash Sintering |
Author(s) |
Connor Chua, Emily Chong, Matthew Cassoli, Desiderio Kovar, Joseph J Beaman |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Emily Chong |
Abstract Scope |
Selective laser flash sintering (SLFS) is a direct additive manufacturing process for ceramics that does not rely on the use of a polymer binder. Ceramic powder is compressed into a pellet using a hydraulic press. Selected areas are flash sintered by scanning a laser at sufficiently high energy densities while applying an electric field. Additional layers are added and scanned to build a three-dimensional part. The pellet is immersed in a liquid medium, and ultrasonic energy is used to remove weaker bonds in unscanned regions of the pellet. The remaining part is sintered in a traditional ceramic furnace.
<p>Experiments were conducted to measure acoustic signals inside an ultrasonic cleaner with a hydrophone. A pellet was placed into the ultrasonic cleaner to quantify dispersion performance. A focused immersion transducer system was designed to emit ultrasonic energy and induce similar amplitudes in smaller regions, enabling the selective removal of scanned areas.</p> |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Post-meeting proceedings |