Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The influence of ingredients of silica suspensions and laser exposure on UV curing behavior of aqueous ceramic suspensions in stereolithography

  • ORIGINAL ARTICLE
  • Published:
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

This paper focused on the influence of ingredients of silica suspensions and laser exposure on curing behavior of the highly concentrated aqueous silica suspensions. As a basic building unit, single cured lines were regarded as research objects to characterize the curing behavior of aqueous ceramic suspensions. The cured width and depth were characteristic parameters of single cured lines and measured with a digital optical microscope. The relationships between two characteristic parameters and ingredients of highly concentrated aqueous ceramic suspensions and laser exposure were investigated. The cured depth and width of single cured lines increased with the ceramic mean diameter and monomer concentrations. The cured width of single cured lines decreased with the solid content, but the cured depth increased with the solid content for silica suspensions. The cured depth and width of the single cured line all decreased with the laser scanning speed. The experimental results show that the ingredients of ceramic suspensions and laser exposure all have great influence on curing behavior of the highly concentrated silica suspensions, which indicates that the formula is an intrinsic factor on the curing behavior of ceramic suspensions and laser exposure is an exterior factor.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Blackburn S (2005) New processes or old: complex shape processing of advanced ceramics. Advances in Applied Ceramics 104(3):97–102. doi:10.1179/174367605X16644

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  2. Giannatsis J, Dedoussis V (2009) Additive fabrication technologies applied to medicine and health care: a review. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 40:116–127. doi:10.1007/s00170-007-1308-1

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Lee CW, Chua CK, Cheah CM, Tan LH, Feng C (2004) Rapid investment casting: direct and indirect approaches via fused deposition modelling. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 23:93–101. doi:10.1007/s00170-003-1694-y

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Cheah CM, Chua CK, Lee CW, Feng C, Totong K (2005) Rapid prototyping and tooling techniques: a review of applications for rapid investment casting. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 25:308–320. doi:10.1007/s00170-003-1840-6

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Bertrand P, Bayle F, Combe C, Smurov I (2007) Ceramic components manufacturing by selective laser sintering. Appl Surf Sci 254(4):989–992. doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2007.08.085

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Grau Jason E (1998) Fabrication of engineered ceramic components by the slurry-based three dimensional printing process. Ph.D. thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  7. Allahverdi M, Danforth SC, Jafari M, Safari A (2001) Processing of advanced electroceramic components by fused deposition technique. J Eur Ceram Soc 21(10):1485–1490. doi:10.1016/S0955-2219(01)00047-4

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Tay BY, Evans JRG, Edirisinghe MJ (2003) Solid freeform fabrication of ceramics. Int Mater Rev 48(6):341–370. doi:10.1179/095066003225010263

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Tian XY, Günster J, Melcher J, Li DC, Heinrich JG (2009) Process parameters analysis of direct laser sintering and post treatment of porcelain components using Taguchi’s method. J Eur Ceram Soc 29(10):1903–1915. doi:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2008.12.002

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Tang HH, Liu FH (2005) Ceramic laser gelling. J Eur Ceram Soc 25:627–632. doi:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2004.04.001

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Tian XY, Li DC (2010) Rapid manufacture of net-shape SiC components. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 46:579–587. doi:10.1007/s00170-009-2109-5

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Li X, Li DC, Lu BH, Wang CT (2008) Fabrication of bioceramic scaffolds with pre-designed internal architecture by gel casting and indirect stereolithography techniques. J Porous Mater 15:667–671. doi:10.1007/s10934-007-9148-9

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Griffith ML (1995) Stereolithography of ceramics. Ph.D. thesis, The University of Michigan

  14. Griffith ML, Halloran JW (1996) Freeform fabrication of ceramics via stereolithography. J Am Ceram Soc 79(10):2601–2608. doi:10.1111/j.1151-2916.1996.tb09022.x

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Liao HM (1997) Stereolithography using compositions containing ceramic powders. Ph.D. thesis, The University of Toronto

  16. Hinczewski C, Corbel S, Chartier T (1998) Ceramic suspensions suitable for stereolithography. J Eur Ceram Soc 18(6):583–590. doi:10.1016/S0955-2219(97)00186-6

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Brakora KF (2007) Design of 3D monolithic millimeter-wave components using ceramic stereolithography. Ph.D. thesis, The University of Michigan

  18. Chu MG (1999) Solid freeform fabrication of biomaterials. Ph.D. thesis, The University of Michigan

  19. Griffith ML, Halloran JW (1997) Scattering of ultraviolet radiation in turbid suspensions. J Appl Phys 81(6):2538–2546. doi:10.1063/1.364311

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. Garg R (1999) Stereolithographic processing of ceramics: photon diffusion in colloidal dispersion. Ph.D. thesis, The University of Princeton

  21. Brady GA, Halloran JW (1997) Stereolithography of ceramic suspensions. Rapid Prototyping J 3(2):61–65. doi:10.1108/13552549710176680

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. Brady GA, Chu MG, Halloran JW (1996) Curing behavior of ceramic resin for stereolithography. 7th Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium. University of Texas, Austin, pp 403–410

  23. Jacobs PF (1992) Rapid prototyping and manufacturing: fundamentals of stereolithography. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn

    Google Scholar 

  24. Chartier T, Caput C, Doreau F, Loiseau M (2002) Stereolithography of structural complex ceramic parts. J Mater Sci 37:3141–3147. doi:10.1023/A:1016102210277

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Zhou WZ, Li DC, Wang H (2010) A novel aqueous ceramic suspensions for ceramic stereolithography. Rapid Prototyping J 16(1):29–35. doi:10.1108/13552541011011686

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  26. van de Hulst HC (1981) Light scattering by small particles. Dover, New York

    Google Scholar 

  27. Fraden S, Maret G (1990) Multiple light scattering from concentrated, interacting suspensions. Phys Rev Lett 65(4):512–515. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.512

    Article  Google Scholar 

  28. Jones AR (1999) Light scattering for particle characterization. Progr Energy Combust Sci 25:1–53. doi:10.1016/S0360-1285(98)00017-3

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. Wriedt T (2009) Light scattering theories and computer codes. J Quant Spectrosc Radiat Transfer 110:833–843. doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2009.02.023

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. Narrow TL, Yoda M, Abdel-Khalik SL (2000) A simple model for the refractive index of sodium iodide aqueous solutions. Exp Fluids 28(3):282–283. doi:10.1007/s003480050389

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China

    Weizhao Zhou, Dichen Li & Zhangwei Chen

Authors
  1. Weizhao Zhou
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Dichen Li
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Zhangwei Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Weizhao Zhou.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Zhou, W., Li, D. & Chen, Z. The influence of ingredients of silica suspensions and laser exposure on UV curing behavior of aqueous ceramic suspensions in stereolithography. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 52, 575–582 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-010-2746-8

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-010-2746-8

Keywords

Search

Navigation