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Design and fabrication of a low cost desktop electrochemical 3D printer

Chen, Xiaolong; Liu, Xinhua; Childs, Peter; Brandon, Nigel; Wu, Billy

Authors

XIAOLONG CHEN XIAOLONG.CHEN@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Assistant Professor in Sustainable Engineering

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, May). Design and fabrication of a low cost desktop electrochemical 3D printer. Presented at 3rd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing (Pro-AM 2018), Singapore

Presentation Conference Type Edited Proceedings
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