Impact of Sintering Aid Type and Content on the Mechanical Properties of Digital Light Processing 3D-Printed Si

Qing Qin, Lin Han, Gang Xiong, Zihan Guo, Junwei Huang, Yujuan Zhang, Zhen Shen, Changchun Ge

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Vat Photopolymerization-Based Additive Manufacturing of SiMaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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Qing QinInstitute of Powder Metallurgy and Advanced Ceramics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.

Lin HanInstitute of Powder Metallurgy and Advanced Ceramics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.

Gang XiongState Key Laboratory of Multimodal Artificial Intelligence Systems, Beijing Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Systems and Technology, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4303-5559

Zihan GuoInstitute of Powder Metallurgy and Advanced Ceramics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.

Junwei HuangInstitute of Powder Metallurgy and Advanced Ceramics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.

Yujuan ZhangInstitute of Powder Metallurgy and Advanced Ceramics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6790-2864

Zhen ShenState Key Laboratory of Multimodal Artificial Intelligence Systems, Beijing Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Systems and Technology, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9634-4945

Changchun GeInstitute of Powder Metallurgy and Advanced Ceramics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.

Funding

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 92360307

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Digital light processing (DLP) 3D-printed Si₃N₄ ceramics, known for their exceptional performance, offer distinct advantages in meeting the high-strength and complex structural demands of industries such as aerospace, semiconductors, healthcare, automotive, energy, and machinery. However, due to Si₃N₄'s strong chemical stability, low diffusion rate, low self-sintering ability, and high melting point, achieving densification under conventional sintering conditions is challenging. As a result, sintering additives are essential to promote the sintering process, lower the sintering temperature, improve densification, and enhance performance. In this study, 45 vol% Si₃N₄ slurries were prepared using DLP 3D printing technology, incorporating nine different combinations of sintering additives, including aluminum oxide (Al

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DLP 3D printingmechanical propertypressure sinteringsintering aids

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PMID39685267

DOI10.3390/ma17235830

PMCPMC11642628

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