3d printing of metallic inks and subsequent heat-treatments
AssigneePolyvalor, Limited Partnership
InventorsCHAO XU, DANIEL THERRIAULT, LOUIS LABERGE LEBEL, GILLES L'ESPERANCE, ARSLANE BOUCHEMIT
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Abstract
A metallic ink for solvent-cast 3D printing, the ink comprising a solution or a gel of a polymer in a volatile solvent, and heat-sinterable metallic particles dispersed in the solution or gel, wherein the particles are present in a particles:polymer weight ratio of more than about 85:15, is provided. There is also provided a method of manufacturing this ink and a method of manufacturing a solvent-cast metallic 3D printed material using this ink.
Claims20
A metallic ink for solvent-cast 3D printing, the ink comprising:
- a solution or a gel of a polymer in a volatile solvent, and
- heat-sinterable metallic particles dispersed in the solution or gel,
- wherein the particles are present in a particles:polymer weight ratio of more than about 85:15.
The ink of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the heat-sinterable metallic particles are spheroidal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.