Rapid prototyping of electrically conductive components using 3D printing technology

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 12-13, 2009, Pages 5281-5285

  Czyzewski, J ^a   Burzynski P ^a   Gawel K ^b   Meisner, J ^b  

^a ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH CENTER   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

3D printing; Carbon nanofibers; Electric conductivity; Percolation; Rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTING; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; INK-JET PRINTING; LAYER-BY-LAYER; LIQUID BINDERS; MASS FRACTION; PERCOLATION; PERCOLATION THEORY; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POLYURETHANE RESIN; PROTOTYPING PROCESS; SURFACE RESISTIVITY; VOLUME RESISTIVITY;

AGGLOMERATION; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; EPOXY RESINS; JOB ANALYSIS; LIQUIDS; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); PRINTING; RAPID PROTOTYPING; RESINS; SOLVENTS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AGGLOMERATION; CARBON FIBERS; DISPERSIONS; LIQUIDS; MEASUREMENT; POLYEPOXIDES; POLYMERS; PRINTING; RESISTIVITY; SOLVENTS; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGN;

EID: 67349223945     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2009.03.015     Document Type: Article

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