BINDER JETTING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF CERAMICS: ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL MODELS FOR POWDER SPREADING PROCESS Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • Abstract Binder jetting additive manufacturing is a promising way to process ceramic materials which are hard to be manufactured into complex shapes using conventional methods. However, the application of binder jetting is limited by the relatively low density of manufactured parts. Powder bed forming process is a critical step that determines the powder bed density and consequently the part density. Thus, investigating and understanding the power spreading process is necessary to improve the part density. A numerical model is developed to predict the powder bed density under different spreading conditions using the discrete element method (DEM). The predicted DEM results are compared with the prediction of an analytical model. The results show that under different layer thicknesses (50 m, 70 m, 100 m) and roller diameters (12 mm, 14 mm, and 16 mm), the predicted maximum powder bed density by these two models has nearly the same value and the predicted maximum packing stress has the same trend.

name of conference

  • Volume 1: Additive Manufacturing; Manufacturing Equipment and Systems; Bio and Sustainable Manufacturing

published proceedings

  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME 14TH INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CONFERENCE, 2019, VOL 1

author list (cited authors)

  • Miao, G., Du, W., Pei, Z., & Ma, C.

citation count

  • 5

complete list of authors

  • Miao, Guanxiong||Du, Wenchao||Pei, Zhijian||Ma, Chao

publication date

  • January 2019