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Additive Manufacturing to Produce Complex 3D Ceramic Parts
T. Chartier1, C. Dupas1, M. Lasgorceix1, J. Brie2, 1, N. Delhote3, Chr. Chaput4
1 CNRS, Université de Limoges, SPCTS UMR 7315, Centre Européen de la Céramique, 12 rue Atlantis, 87068 Limoges, France
2 CHU de Limoges, Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale, 2 avenue Martin Luther-King, 87042 Limoges, France
3 CNRS, Université de Limoges, XLIM UMR 7252, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges, France
4 3DCeram, 27 rue du Petit Theil, 87280 Limoges, France
received September 15, 2014, received in revised form October 17, 2014, accepted December 2, 2014
Vol. 6, No. 2, Pages 95-104 DOI: 10.4416/JCST2014-00040
Abstract
Attempts to improve the performance of ceramic parts have recently led to advances in their design and in the processes used to tailor these parts. Thus, Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies, initially developed in the polymers and metals industries, have become of increasing interest for shaping ceramic parts. Among AM techniques, photopolymerization (referred to as stereolithography (SLA) and micro-stereolithography) makes it possible to reach high accuracy that matches the design requirements for new applications of ceramics in a wide range of fields. The development by means of (micro)-stereolithography of complex 3D ceramic parts with improved performance requires the mastering of various parameters linked to the inorganic-organic system involved in this processing route. This paper reports on some recent achievements in the production of ceramics using photopolymerization. Some examples of the work performed at the SPCTS laboratory to produce complex 3D ceramic parts for applications in the fields of information and communication technologies, healthcare and jewellery are presented.
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Keywords
Shaping, additive manufacturing, photopolymerization, stereolithography
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