XIAOLONG CHEN XIAOLONG.CHEN@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Assistant Professor in Sustainable Engineering
Design and fabrication of a low cost desktop electrochemical 3D printer
Chen, Xiaolong; Liu, Xinhua; Childs, Peter; Brandon, Nigel; Wu, Billy
Authors
Xinhua Liu
Peter Childs
Nigel Brandon
Billy Wu
Abstract
Additive manufacturing (AM) (3D printing) is the process of creating 3D objects from digital models through the layer by layer deposition of materials. Electrochemical additive manufacturing (ECAM) is a relatively new technique which can create metallic components based depositing adherent layers of metal ions onto the surface of conductive substrate. In this paper, the design considerations for a meniscus confined ECAM approach is presented which demonstrates superior print speeds to equivalent works. This is achieved through the increase of the meniscus diameter to 400 \im which was achieved through the integration of a porous sponge into the print head to balance the hydraulic head of the electrolyte. Other piston based methods of controlling the electrolyte meniscus are discussed.
Citation
Chen, X., Liu, X., Childs, P., Brandon, N., & Wu, B. (2018). Design and fabrication of a low cost desktop electrochemical 3D printer. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing (Pro-AM 2018) (395-400). https://doi.org/10.25341/D4C01K
Presentation Conference Type | Edited Proceedings |
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Conference Name | 3rd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing (Pro-AM 2018) |
Start Date | May 14, 2018 |
End Date | May 17, 2018 |
Publication Date | Jan 1, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Aug 3, 2023 |
Volume | 2018-May |
Pages | 395-400 |
Book Title | Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing (Pro-AM 2018) |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.25341/D4C01K |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/23785447 |
Publisher URL | https://dr.ntu.edu.sg/handle/10220/45870 |
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