TY - JOUR A1 - Diener, S. A1 - Schubert, Hendrik A1 - Held, A. A1 - Katsikis, N. A1 - Günster, Jens A1 - Zocca, Andrea T1 - Influence of the dispersant on the parts quality in slurry-based binder jetting of SiC ceramics N2 - Binder jetting is establishing more and more in the ceramic industry to produce large complex shaped parts. A parameter with a great impact on the quality of the parts is the binder–powder interaction. The use of ceramic slurries as feedstock for this process, such as in the layerwise slurry deposition–print technology, allows a great flexibility in the composition. Such slurries are typically composed of ceramic powder, water, and small amounts of various additives. The understanding of the effect of these components on the printing quality is thus essential for the feedstock development. Four models were developed regarding the impact of additives, such as dispersants on printing. These models were confirmed or rebutted by experiments performed for an SiC slurry system with two different concentrations of a dispersant and a commercial phenolic resin used as a binder. It is shown that for this system the influence of the dispersant on the curing behavior and the clogging of the pores by dispersant can be neglected. The redispersion of the dispersant after the curing of the resin has no or only a minor effect. However, the wetting behavior determined by the surface energies of the system seem to be most crucial. In case the surface energy of the slurry additive is significantly lower than the surface energy of the binder, the strength of the green parts and the printing quality will be low. This was shown by inverse gas chromatography, contact angle measurement, rheological characterization, and mechanical tests with casted samples. KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Binder Jetting KW - Layerwise slurry deposition KW - Silicon carbide KW - Wetting PY - 2022 DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.18693 SN - 1551-2916 VL - 2022 SP - 1 EP - 15 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-55542 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Zocca, Andrea T1 - Combination of layerwise slurry deposition and binder jetting (lsd-print) for the additive manufacturing of advanced ceramic materials N2 - Powder bed technologies are amongst the most successful Additive Manufacturing (AM) techniques. Powder bed fusion and binder jetting especially are leading AM technologies for metals and polymers, thanks to their high productivity and scalability. The application of these techniques to most ceramics has been difficult so far, because of the challenges related to the deposition of homogeneous powder layers when using fine powders. In this context, the “layerwise slurry deposition” (LSD) has been developed as a layer deposition method which enables the use of powder bed AM technologies also for advanced ceramic materials. The layerwise slurry deposition consists of the layer-by-layer deposition of a ceramic slurry by means of a doctor blade, in which the slurry is deposited and dried to achieve a highly packed powder layer. This offers high flexibility in the ceramic feedstock used, especially concerning material and particle size. The LSD technology can be combined with binder jetting to develop the so-called “LSDprint” process for the additive manufacturing of ceramics. The LSDprint technology combines the high-speed printing of binder jetting with the possibility of producing a variety of high-quality ceramics with properties comparable to those achieved by traditional processing. In this presentation, the LSD process will be introduced and several examples of application ranging from silicate to high-performance ceramics will be shown. Recent developments towards the scale-up and industrialization of this process will be discussed, alongside future perspectives for the multi-material additive manufacturing. T2 - Shaping 8 CY - Dübendorf, Switzerland DA - 14.09.2022 KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - 3D printing KW - Ceramics PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56523 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - de Melo Bernardino, Raphael A1 - Valentino, S. A1 - Franchin, G. A1 - Günster, Jens A1 - Zocca, Andrea T1 - Manufacturing of ceramic components with internal channels by a novel additive/subtractive hybridizazion process N2 - A new approach for fabrication of ceramic components with inner channels is proposed, as a result of the combination of two additive and one subtractive manufacturing processes. In this project, porcelain parts are manufactured by the Layerwise Slurry Deposition (LSD) process, meanwhile end milling and Direct Ink Writing (DIW) are applied to create channels on the surface of the deposited ceramic. Unique to the LSD process is the Formation of a freestanding powder bed with a mechanical strength comparable to conventional slip casted ceramic green bodies. Combining these three processes allows the manufacturing of ceramic objects containing an internal path of ink, which in this case was a graphite-based ink that can be further eliminated by heat treatment to obtain a porcelain object embedded with channels. The results show the capabilities of this method and its potential to fabricate not only parts with inner channels, but also multi-material and multi-functional components (such as integrated electronic circuits). KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Layerwise Slurry Deposition KW - Hybrid Manufacturing PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-510012 UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666539520300109?via%3Dihub DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceram.2020.100010 VL - 2 SP - 100010 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-51001 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ginés-Palomares, Juan-Carlos A1 - Facchini, Leonardo A1 - Wilbig, Janka A1 - Zocca, Andrea A1 - Stoll, Enrico A1 - Günster, Jens T1 - Melt Pool Stability during Local Laser Melting of Lunar Regolith with Large Laser Spots and Varying Gravity N2 - In order to increase the sustainability of future lunar missions, techniques for in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) must be developed. In this context, the local melting of lunar dust (regolith) by laser radiation for the production of parts and larger structures was investigated in detail. With different experimental setups in normal and microgravity, laser spots with diameters from 5 mm to 100 mm were realized to melt the regolith simulant EAC-1A and an 80%/20% mixture of TUBS-T and TUBS-M, which are used as a substitute for the actual lunar soil. In the experiments performed, the critical parameters are the size of the laser spot, the velocity of the laser spot on the surface of the powder bed, the gravity and the wettability of the powder bed by the melt. The stability of the melt pool as a function of these parameters was investigated and it was found that the formation of a stable melt pool is determined by gravity for large melt pool sizes in the range of 50 mm and by surface tension for small melt pool sizes in the range of a few mm. KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Regolith KW - Laser melting KW - ISRU PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-639621 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amf.2025.200227 SN - 2950-4317 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-63962 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Diener, S. A1 - Zocca, Andrea A1 - Günster, Jens T1 - Literature review: Methods for achieving high powder bed densities in ceramic powder bed based additive manufacturing N2 - In additive manufacturing the powder bed based processes binder jetting and powder bed fusion are increasingly used also for the production of ceramics. Final part properties depend to a high percentage on the powder bed density. Therefore, the aim is to use the best combination of powder deposition method and powder which leads to a high packing of the particles. The influence of flowability, powder properties and deposition process on the powder bed density is discussed and the different deposition processes including slurry-based ones are reviewed. It turns out that powder bed density reached by slurry-based layer deposition exceeds conventional powder deposition, however, layer drying and depowdering are extra steps or more time-consuming for the slurry route. Depending on the material properties needed the most suitable process for the part has to be selected. KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Powder-based processes KW - Powder bed density PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-534992 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceram.2021.100191 VL - 8 SP - 100191 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-53499 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Chi, J. A1 - Agea Blanco, B. A1 - Bruno, Giovanni A1 - Günster, Jens A1 - Zocca, Andrea T1 - Self-Organization Postprocess for Additive Manufacturingin Producing Advanced Functional Structure and Material N2 - Additive manufacturing (AM) is developing rapidly due to itsflexibility in producing complex geometries and tailored material compositions. However, AM processes are characterized by intrinsic limitations concerning their resolution and surface finish, which are related to the layer-by-layer stacking process. Herein, a self-organization process is promoted as an approach to improve surface quality and achieve optimization of 3D minimal surface lightweight structures. The self-organization is activated after the powder bed 3D printing process via local melting, thereby allowing surface tension-driven viscous flow.The surface roughness Ra (arithmetic average of the roughness profile) could bedecreased by a factor of 1000 and transparent lenses and complex gyroid structures could be produced for demonstration. The concept of self-organization is further elaborated by incorporating external magnetic fields to intentionally manipulate magnetic particles, which are mixed with the polymer before printing and self-organization. This concept can be applied to develop programmable materials with specific microtextures responding to the external physical conditions. KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Self-organization KW - Triply Periodical Minimal Surface PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-540588 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202101262 VL - 24 IS - 6 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Wiley VCH AN - OPUS4-54058 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hoffmann, M. A1 - Schubert, Nils A1 - Günster, Jens A1 - Stawarczyk, B. A1 - Zocca, Andrea T1 - Additive manufacturing of glass-ceramic dental restorations by layerwise slurry deposition (LSD-print) N2 - This study is dedicated to the additive manufacturing of a feldspar glass-ceramic for dental applications by LSD-print (layerwise slurry deposition) technology, a variation of binder jetting using water-based ceramic slurries as feedstock. This technology was investigated for the manufacturing of single tooth restoration demonstrators with good aesthetic properties, and to compare the additively manufactured material with a commercial reference. Model restorations with > 99 % relative density were processed with a debinding and firing cycle of 45 min, however the whole process chain accounts for up to 30 hours. Significant differences between LSD-printed and reference materials were found for fracture strength, fracture toughness and Martens parameters. Printing orientation affected shrinkage and fracture strength, but not fracture toughness and Martens parameters. Nevertheless, the results suggest that the LSD-print technology processing the developed slurry is a promising option for manufacturing dental restorations meeting class 1a requirements according to DIN EN ISO 6871:2019–01. KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - 3D-printing KW - LSD-print KW - Dental ceramics KW - Glass-ceramic KW - Debinding KW - Firing KW - Sinter-crystallization PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-624768 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117235 VL - 45 IS - 7 SP - 1 EP - 13 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-62476 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Zocca, Andrea T1 - Continuous layer deposition for the Additive Manufacturing of ceramics by Layerwise Slurry Deposition (LSD-print) N2 - Powder bed technologies are amongst the most successful Additive Manufacturing (AM) techniques. The application of these techniques to most ceramics has been difficult so far, because of the challenges related to the deposition of homogeneous powder layers when using fine powders. In this context, the "layerwise slurry deposition" (LSD) has been developed as a layer deposition method enabling the use of powder bed AM technologies also for advanced ceramic materials. The layerwise slurry deposition consists of the layer-by-layer deposition of a ceramic slurry by means of a doctor blade, in which the slurry is deposited and dried to achieve a highly packed powder. Not only very fine, submicron powders can be processed with low organics, but also the dense powder bed provides excellent support to the parts built. The LSD technology can be combined with binder jetting to develop the so-called “LSD-print” process. LSD-print combines the high-speed printing of binder jetting with the possibility of producing a variety of high-quality ceramics with properties comparable to traditional processing. The latest development of this technology shows that it is possible to print ceramic parts in a continuous process by depositing a layer onto a rotating platform, growing a powder bed following a spiral motion. The unique mechanical stability of the layers in LSD-print allows to grow a powder bed several centimeters thick without any lateral support. The continuous layer deposition allows to achieve a productivity more than 10X higher compared to the linear deposition, approaching a build volume of 1 liter/hour. T2 - 3rd Global Conference and Exhibition on Smart Additive Manufacturing, Design & Evaluation Smart MADE CY - Osaka, Japan DA - 10.04.2024 KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Ceramic KW - Layerwise slurry deposition KW - LSD-print KW - Slurry KW - Binder jetting PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60055 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Günster, Jens A1 - Sänger, Johanna A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard T1 - Two-Photon-Polymerization for Ceramics Powder Processing N2 - Manipulating ceramic powder compacts and ceramic suspensions (slurries) within their volume with light requires a minimum transparency of the materials. Compared to polymers and metals, ceramic materials are unique as they offer a wide electronic band gap and thus a wide optical window of transparency. The optical window typically ranges from below 0.3 µm up to 5µm wavelength. Hence, to penetrate with laser light into the volume of a ceramic powder compound its light scattering properties need to be investigated and tailored. In the present study we introduce the physical background and material development strategies to apply two-photon-polymerization (2PP) for the additive manufacture of filigree structures within the volume of ceramic slurries. T2 - DKG Jahrestagung 2023 CY - Jena, Germany DA - 27.03.2023 KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Transparent ceramics PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-59880 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Waske, Anja T1 - A unique authenticator for additively manufactured parts derived from their microstructure N2 - In the field of additive manufacturing, the ability to uniquely identify and authenticate parts is crucial for certification, logistics, and anti-counterfeiting efforts. This study introduces a novel methodology that leverages the intrinsic microstructural features of additively manufactured components for their identification, authentication, and traceability. Unlike traditional tagging methods, such as embedding QR codes on the surface [1] or within the volume of parts, this approach requires no alteration to the printing process, as it utilizes naturally occurring microstructural characteristics. The proposed workflow [2] involves the analysis of 3D micro-computed tomography data to identify specific voids that meet predefined identification criteria. This method is demonstrated on a batch of 20 parts manufactured with identical process parameters, proving capable of achieving unambiguous identification and authentication. By establishing a tamper-proof link between the physical part and its digital counterpart, this methodology effectively bridges the physical and digital realms. This not only enhances the traceability of additively manufactured parts but also provides a robust tool for integrating digital materials, parts databases, and product passports with their physical counterparts. T2 - Artificial Intelligence in MSE CY - Bochum, Germany DA - 18.11.2025 KW - Authentication KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Non-destructive testing PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65204 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -