Binder Jetting of Si3N4 Ceramics with Different Porosity

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This article presents the results of the binder jetting technology application for the silicon nitride ceramics production. A modified version of the Plan-B 3D printer with an epoxy-based binder was used for silicon green bodies preforming. Silicon powder was pre-coated with epoxy resin, and the curing agent was added during 3-D printing of green bodies using a standard cartridge. Curing and removal of organics was carried out during the high-temperature vacuum drying of the printed preforms. Reaction-bonded silicon nitride was obtained by using pressureless sintering. An additional compaction of green bodies is proposed to reduce the porosity of green bodies and sintered ceramics. It is shown that the proposed methods allows to improve the mechanical properties of sintered specimens.

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Solid State Phenomena (Volume 269)

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37-50

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November 2017

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