Issue 11, 2022

Rationally-designed self-shaped ceramics through heterogeneous green body compositions

Abstract

Forming ceramics into rationally-designed and complex shapes without compromising their mechanical properties is a major challenge. Here, we demonstrate self-shaping of ceramics through sequential stereolithographic printing of ceramic resins into components with a heterogeneous concentration of ceramic particles, resulting in well-defined anisotropic shrinkage and, consequently, shape changes during sintering. The method is versatile and scalable and results in well-controlled shape changes in ceramics through bending, folding, twisting, and combinations of these mechanisms. The density measurements and mechanical tests show that the stresses resulting from the self-shaping mechanisms do not significantly affect the physical and mechanical properties of the ceramics. Together with the experiments, we developed a material- and scale-independent mechanical model based on linear elasticity that predicted shape changes accurately. The model can serve as a design tool to guide the selection of particle concentrations to realize the desired shapes in a broad range of ceramics.

Graphical abstract: Rationally-designed self-shaped ceramics through heterogeneous green body compositions

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 jun 2022
Accepted
10 ago 2022
First published
12 ago 2022

Mater. Horiz., 2022,9, 2762-2772

Rationally-designed self-shaped ceramics through heterogeneous green body compositions

Z. Ding, H. Zreiqat and M. Mirkhalaf, Mater. Horiz., 2022, 9, 2762 DOI: 10.1039/D2MH00785A

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