Influence of Alumina Grade on Sintering Properties and Possible Application in Binder Jetting Additive Technology
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Powder Grade | ||||||
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A16SG | CT3000SG | CT1200SG | CT530SG | CL370 | ||
Chemical composition [%] | Na2O | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.10 |
MgO | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.04 | - | |
SiO2 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |
CaO | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |
Fe2O3 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | |
Al2O3 | balance | balance | balance | balance | balance |
Powder Grade | ||||||
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A16SG | CT3000SG | CT1200SG | CT530SG | CL370 | ||
The particles size distribution | D(3,2) [µm] | 0.634 | 0.459 | 1.550 | 0.707 | 1.086 |
D(4,3) [µm] | 5.840 | 1.865 | 2.049 | 3.351 | 4.518 | |
D10 [µm] | 0.236 | 0.216 | 0.945 | 0.241 | 0.490 | |
D50 [µm] | 1.340 | 0.560 | 1.652 | 2.023 | 3.448 | |
D90 [µm] | 19.640 | 4.816 | 3.435 | 7.515 | 9.552 | |
Moda [µm] | 0.326 | 0.326 | 1.451 | 2.787 | 4.444 | |
Span (D90–D10)/D50 | 14.481 | 8.214 | 1.507 | 3.596 | 2.628 | |
Specific surface area [m2/g]—BET | 9.298 | 8.477 | 3.403 | 4.619 | 2.913 | |
Specific surface area [m2/g]—BJH | 9.233 | 8.698 | 3.573 | 4.983 | 3.057 | |
Pore volume [cm3/g] | 0.019 | 0.017 | 0.006 | 0.008 | 0.005 | |
Pore average diameter [nm] | 8.338 | 8.180 | 7.435 | 7.258 | 7.217 |
Powder Grade | |||||
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A16SG | CT3000SG | CT1200SG | CT530SG | CL370 | |
Density [g/cm3] | 3.95 | 3.96 | 3.96 | 3.96 | 3.95 |
Young modulus [GPa] | 380 | 385 | 389 | 390 | 386 |
Powder Grade | ||||||
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A16SG | CT3000SG | CT1200SG | CT530SG | CL370 | ||
Percentage depending on the screen size used | >1000 [µm] | 0.92 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 1.35 | 1.85 |
1000–600 [µm] | 13.20 | 10.20 | 12.55 | 10.02 | 11.10 | |
600–500 [µm] | 5.30 | 14.55 | 18.95 | 6.45 | 6.60 | |
500–250 [µm] | 53.45 | 41.35 | 37.80 | 50.35 | 52.15 | |
250–100 [µm] | 22.50 | 28.95 | 22.75 | 25.00 | 23.50 | |
<100 [µm] | 4.63 | 4.20 | 7.30 | 6.55 | 4.80 |
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Kwiatkowski, M.; Marczyk, J.; Putyra, P.; Kwiatkowski, M.; Przybyła, S.; Hebda, M. Influence of Alumina Grade on Sintering Properties and Possible Application in Binder Jetting Additive Technology. Materials 2023, 16, 3853. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16103853
Kwiatkowski M, Marczyk J, Putyra P, Kwiatkowski M, Przybyła S, Hebda M. Influence of Alumina Grade on Sintering Properties and Possible Application in Binder Jetting Additive Technology. Materials. 2023; 16(10):3853. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16103853
Chicago/Turabian StyleKwiatkowski, Maciej, Joanna Marczyk, Piotr Putyra, Michał Kwiatkowski, Szymon Przybyła, and Marek Hebda. 2023. "Influence of Alumina Grade on Sintering Properties and Possible Application in Binder Jetting Additive Technology" Materials 16, no. 10: 3853. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16103853