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Freeforming Ceramics Using a Thermal Jet Printer

Freeforming Ceramics Using a Thermal Jet Printer JOURN A L O F M AT E R IALS SCIENCE LETT ERS 17 (1 998 ) 1 669 ±16 71 C. E. SLADE,J.R. G.EVANS Department of Materials Engineering, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK Previous work carried out in this laboratory has printer can be used for ceramic fabrication with an demonstrated the feasibility of creating multilayer ink containing 10 vol % powder. Sintered test ceramic structures by the random deposition of coupons prepared in this way are displayed and droplets [1], and by the controlled deposition of their microstructure is examined. droplets using continuous [2] and piezoelectric drop- The printer was a Hewlett Packard Deskjet 500, on-demand [3] jet printers. Recently, the microengi- having a 60-nozzle printhead comprising two parallel neering of cavities and overhangs [4] has been columns of 27 nozzles, each arranged perpendicular demonstrated, and the factors that contribute to ink to the print direction (See Fig. 1). Each nozzle was stability and sediment packing have been explored 50 ìm diameter and the center separations were [5]. 170 ìm, but the two rows were interlaced to give a The drop-on-demand printer avoids the need for a vertical print separation distance of 85 ìm. In http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Materials Science Letters Springer Journals

Freeforming Ceramics Using a Thermal Jet Printer

Journal of Materials Science Letters , Volume 17 (19) – Sep 28, 2004

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 by Kluwer Academic Publishers
Subject
Materials Science; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Polymer Sciences; Classical Mechanics
ISSN
0261-8028
eISSN
1573-4811
DOI
10.1023/A:1006666718653
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Abstract

JOURN A L O F M AT E R IALS SCIENCE LETT ERS 17 (1 998 ) 1 669 ±16 71 C. E. SLADE,J.R. G.EVANS Department of Materials Engineering, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK Previous work carried out in this laboratory has printer can be used for ceramic fabrication with an demonstrated the feasibility of creating multilayer ink containing 10 vol % powder. Sintered test ceramic structures by the random deposition of coupons prepared in this way are displayed and droplets [1], and by the controlled deposition of their microstructure is examined. droplets using continuous [2] and piezoelectric drop- The printer was a Hewlett Packard Deskjet 500, on-demand [3] jet printers. Recently, the microengi- having a 60-nozzle printhead comprising two parallel neering of cavities and overhangs [4] has been columns of 27 nozzles, each arranged perpendicular demonstrated, and the factors that contribute to ink to the print direction (See Fig. 1). Each nozzle was stability and sediment packing have been explored 50 ìm diameter and the center separations were [5]. 170 ìm, but the two rows were interlaced to give a The drop-on-demand printer avoids the need for a vertical print separation distance of 85 ìm. In

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Published: Sep 28, 2004

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