An overview of ceramic molds for investment casting of nickel superalloys

JE Kanyo, S Schafföner, RS Uwanyuze… - Journal of the European …, 2020 - Elsevier
Accelerating advancements in technological systems have demonstrated a need for alloys
with drastically improved thermomechanical and chemical properties, called superalloys …

Manufacturing of ceramic cores: From hot injection to 3D printing

Q Li, T Chen, J Liang, C Zhang, J Li, Y Zhou… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the improvement of aero-engine performance, the preparation of hollow blades of
single-crystal superalloys with complex inner cavity cooling structures is becoming …

Improved mechanical properties of silica ceramic cores prepared by 3D printing and sintering processes

H Li, K Hu, Y Liu, Z Lu, J Liang - Scripta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, silica ceramic cores were fabricated by stereolithography based-3D printing
with improved mechanical properties. To this end, the green bodies were first 3D-printed in …

3D printing ceramic cores for investment casting of turbine blades, using LCD screen printers: The mixture design and characterisation

B Ozkan, F Sameni, F Bianchi, H Zarezadeh… - Journal of the European …, 2022 - Elsevier
The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate the possibility of developing silica,
alumina, and zircon-based photocurable ceramic suspensions that can be used for visible …

Microstructure and properties of silica-based ceramic cores by laser powder bed fusion combined with vacuum infiltration

J Zhang, JM Wu, H Liu, W Zheng, CS Ye… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The silica-based ceramic core has attracted much attention in the preparation of hollow
blades due to its great leachability. In this paper, the silica-based ceramic cores reinforced …

Fabrication of high-performance silica-based ceramic cores through selective laser sintering combined with vacuum infiltration

W Zheng, JM Wu, S Chen, KB Yu, SB Hua, CH Li… - Additive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Silica-based ceramic cores have been widely used for manufacturing aero-engine hollow
blades due to excellent mechanical properties and chemical stability. In this study, selective …

Fused silica ceramic core based on network-structured zircon design via 3D printing

Q Li, J Liang, Y Zhang, J Li, Y Zhou, X Sun - Scripta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
A ceramic core of network-structured ZrSiO 4 surrounding large particles of fused quartz was
designed. Experimental results show that the ceramic core prepared by digital light …

Influence of Al2O3 content on mechanical properties of silica-based ceramic cores prepared by stereolithography

W Zheng, JM Wu, S Chen, CS Wang, CL Liu… - Journal of Advanced …, 2021 - Springer
Silica ceramic cores have played an important part in the manufacture of hollow blades due
to their excellent chemical stability and moderate high-temperature mechanical properties …

[HTML][HTML] Hot ceramic lithography of silica-based ceramic cores: The effect of process temperature on vat-photopolymierisation

B Ozkan, F Sameni, A Goulas, S Karmel… - Additive …, 2022 - Elsevier
An enhanced-temperature vat photo-polymerisation of ceramic-loaded mixtures, or so called
hot ceramic lithography, has been presented in this paper, for 3D printing silica-based …

Influence of debinding parameter and nano-ZrO2 particles on the silica-based ceramic cores fabricated by stereolithography-based additive manufacturing

Y Yin, J Wang, Q Huang, S Xu, S Shuai, T Hu… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
The silica-based ceramic core is an essential part of the investment casting of hollow turbine
blades due to their excellent thermal stability and easy demoulding. In this study, the green …