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US 6,027,326 AGranted
Freeforming objects with low-binder slurry
AssigneeSandia Corporation
InventorsJoseph Cesarano, III, Paul D. Calvert
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Abstract
In a rapid prototyping system, a part is formed by depositing a bead of slurry that has a sufficient high concentration of particles to be pseudoplastic and almost no organic binders. After deposition the bead is heated to drive off sufficient liquid to cause the bead to become dilatant.
Claims8
In a rapid prototyping system for forming parts of a predetermined material, said system including a slurry and means for depositing a bead of said slurry onto a surface, wherein said surface moves in a predetermined pattern with respect to the bead, said slurry consisting of a mixture of:
- a volatile liquid;
- no more than 10 volume percent nonvolatile binders and dispersants;
- and
- particles of said predetermined material, said particles being insoluble in said liquid, the volume percentage of particles in said mixture being sufficiently high that said slurry is pseudoplastic, said slurry becoming dilatant upon deposition by said system in a drying environment.
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