From the development of low-cost filament to 3D printing ceramic parts obtained by fused filament fabrication
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2023-07-14Journal
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing TechnologyAbstract
The cost of manufacturing a structural ceramic component is a direct function of production quantity. Small-quantity production, such as prototypes manufactured by conventional methods, leads to long production times and high unit costs. The
advent of fused flament fabrication of ceramic (FFFC) technology has created an opportunity to reduce lead time and cost
and produce complex-shaped bodies with tailored sized and controlled porosity in small-quantity production runs, which is
an advantage over traditional methods of fabrication of ceramic products. In this work, we propose to study the feasibility
of manufacturing a low-cost composite flament, for FFFC processing, based on micrometric alumina (Al₂O₃) powder and
polylactic acid (PLA) polymer as a binder system without any additive. Three compositions with the ceramic-to-polymer
ratios (by volume) were considered: 70% Al₂O₃/30% PLA, 60% Al₂O₃/40% PLA, and 50% Al₂O₃/50% PLA. For that, the
customized technological chain is adapted. It consists of four principal steps: (i) grinding in a ball mill and drying the raw
powders; (ii) extrusion into ceramic-polymer flament; (iii) printing of ceramic-polymer samples; and (iv) thermal debinding and sintering samples to obtain the ceramic product. The physical, microstructural, and mechanical properties of raw
materials, composite flament, and green and sintering samples are investigated and the optimal composition is chosen
dependent on both homogeneous repartition of the Al₂O₃ powder and the printability of flament. The 3D sintered material
obtained by 60% Al₂O₃/40% PLA composite flament shows the best fexural strength value of 332±21 MPa with a relative
density of ~ 91%, which may be sufcient for several technical applications. Note that the 60% Al₂O₃/40% PLA flament
composite can easily be used to print a complex geometry using a standard nozzle of 0.4 up to 0.8 and does not show signs
of brittleness during the printing process allowing it to become a promising material for the FFFC process. Based on the
results of this paper and previous studies, FFFC technology can be a technically feasible and economically viable process
for manufacturing ceramic components under certain conditions.
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