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Investigations on laser sintering of ceramic slurries

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For almost two decades, layer manufacturing techniques have assisted the product development at various stages from the operational point of view. Laser sintering is a powder-based layer manufacturing technology. Since the beginning of the 1990s, laser sintering of ceramic materials has been investigated academically. Since laser sintered bodies are porous correlating with a comparatively low strength, industrial use is still limited. This paper provides a knowledge base for laser sintering of ceramic suspensions. Therefore a model based on system analysis is generated, which is sub-divided into a drying and a process model. Furthermore experimental investigations with different high-performance oxide ceramic slurries (e.g., zirconia) are conducted in order to approve the estimations of the model.

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  1. Fraunhofer Institut für Produktionstechnologie IPT, Steinbachstraße 17, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    Fritz Klocke, Christian Derichs & Axel Demmer

  2. MTU Areo Engines GmbH, Dachauer Str. 665, 80995, München, Germany

    Christoph Ader

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Klocke, F., Derichs, C., Ader, C. et al. Investigations on laser sintering of ceramic slurries. Prod. Eng. Res. Devel. 1, 279–284 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11740-007-0047-3

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