3D printing of dense and porous TiO2 structuresShow others and affiliations
2020 (English)In: Ceramics International, ISSN 0272-8842, E-ISSN 1873-3956, Vol. 46, no 10, p. 16725-16732Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Direct foam writing allows the fabrication of highly porous and hierarchical ceramic structures with high specific mechanical properties. This manufacturing technique, however, has mainly used stabilized Al2O3 foam inks. In this work, we pressent a novel foam ink based on TiO2. This ink uses polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as a binder and a small amount of zinc as a frothing agent. We used this ink to produce cylindrical foam samples via direct foam writing. The foams had a porosity of up to 65% and a mean pore size of 180 μm, which is significantly larger than previously reported for direct foam writing with Al2O3. The foams were tested in compression and were found to have an elastic modulus of 0.5 GPa and a compressive strength of 12–18 MPa. These mechanical properties are similar to those of porous ceramics produced by conventional manufacturing routes. Therefore, this work represents a step forward by broadening the direct foam writing process to a wider range of porous ceramics.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2020. Vol. 46, no 10, p. 16725-16732
Keywords [en]
Additive manufacturing, Direct foam writing, Foam, Robocasting ceramics, Titanium dioxide (TiO2), Alumina, Aluminum oxide, Ceramics industry, Compressive strength, Foams, Pore size, Titanium dioxide, Ceramic structure, Conventional manufacturing, Frothing agents, Manufacturing techniques, Poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA), Robocasting, Titanium dioxides (TiO2), Writing process, 3D printers
National Category
Materials Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-52378DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.03.248ISI: 000533512000117Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85082868002OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-52378DiVA, id: diva2:1548661
2021-05-032021-05-032021-05-03Bibliographically approved