Formulation-driven additive manufacturing of 3YSZ advanced ceramics via digital light processing
Zirconia is a key advanced ceramic due to its high mechanical strength, thermal stability, and biocompatibility. However, vat photopolymerisation-based additive manufacturing of zirconia presents challenges requiring advanced formulations and processing. This study demonstrates the successful fabric...
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| author | Athanasios Goulas Basar Ozkan Sina Saremi-Yarahmadi Bala Vaidhyanathan |
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| description | Zirconia is a key advanced ceramic due to its high mechanical strength, thermal stability, and biocompatibility. However, vat photopolymerisation-based additive manufacturing of zirconia presents challenges requiring advanced formulations and processing. This study demonstrates the successful fabrication of 3 mol.% yttria-stabilised zirconia (3YSZ) using digital light processing (DLP). Complex green bodies were shaped from ceramic suspensions with 46 vol.% solids (82 wt.%), followed by thermal binder removal and sintering at 1475 °C for 4 h. The 3D-printed structures achieved 99.4 ± 0.2 % density and an average Vickers microhardness of 1244.2 ± 98.2 HV1/10 (12.2 ± 0.96 GPa). This work highlights that dense, robust 3YSZ components can be produced using low-cost DLP equipment, broadening accessibility in advanced ceramic additive manufacturing. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-de700a990062455a88d3c63ece7ffa7c2025-08-20T02:39:37ZengElsevierOpen Ceramics2666-53952025-06-012210078510.1016/j.oceram.2025.100785Formulation-driven additive manufacturing of 3YSZ advanced ceramics via digital light processingAthanasios Goulas0Basar Ozkan1Sina Saremi-Yarahmadi2Bala Vaidhyanathan3Corresponding author.; Department of Materials, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UKDepartment of Materials, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UKDepartment of Materials, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UKDepartment of Materials, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UKZirconia is a key advanced ceramic due to its high mechanical strength, thermal stability, and biocompatibility. However, vat photopolymerisation-based additive manufacturing of zirconia presents challenges requiring advanced formulations and processing. This study demonstrates the successful fabrication of 3 mol.% yttria-stabilised zirconia (3YSZ) using digital light processing (DLP). Complex green bodies were shaped from ceramic suspensions with 46 vol.% solids (82 wt.%), followed by thermal binder removal and sintering at 1475 °C for 4 h. The 3D-printed structures achieved 99.4 ± 0.2 % density and an average Vickers microhardness of 1244.2 ± 98.2 HV1/10 (12.2 ± 0.96 GPa). This work highlights that dense, robust 3YSZ components can be produced using low-cost DLP equipment, broadening accessibility in advanced ceramic additive manufacturing.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666539525000525ZirconiaDigital light processingVat photopolymerisationAdditive manufacturing |
| spellingShingle | Athanasios Goulas Basar Ozkan Sina Saremi-Yarahmadi Bala Vaidhyanathan Formulation-driven additive manufacturing of 3YSZ advanced ceramics via digital light processing Open Ceramics Zirconia Digital light processing Vat photopolymerisation Additive manufacturing |
| title | Formulation-driven additive manufacturing of 3YSZ advanced ceramics via digital light processing |
| title_full | Formulation-driven additive manufacturing of 3YSZ advanced ceramics via digital light processing |
| title_fullStr | Formulation-driven additive manufacturing of 3YSZ advanced ceramics via digital light processing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Formulation-driven additive manufacturing of 3YSZ advanced ceramics via digital light processing |
| title_short | Formulation-driven additive manufacturing of 3YSZ advanced ceramics via digital light processing |
| title_sort | formulation driven additive manufacturing of 3ysz advanced ceramics via digital light processing |
| topic | Zirconia Digital light processing Vat photopolymerisation Additive manufacturing |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666539525000525 |
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