Rapid fabrication of alumina-based ceramic cores for gas turbine blades by stereolithography and gelcasting

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 18-19, 2009, Pages 5886-5891

  Wu, Haihua ^a   Li, Dichen ^a   Tang, Yiping ^a   Sun, Bo ^a   Xu, Dongyang ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alumina based ceramic core; Drying shrinkage; Gelcasting; Sintering shrinkage; Stereolithography

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC SLURRY; DRYING SHRINKAGE; DRYING SHRINKAGES; FREEZE-DRYING PROCESS; GAS TURBINE BLADES; GELCASTING; GREEN BODY; HIGH COSTS; INJECTION MOULDING; INTERNAL COOLING PASSAGES; LONG LEADS; LOW-VOLUME PRODUCTION; MAGNESIUM OXIDES; NEW PRODUCT; RAPID FABRICATION; SINTERING PROCESS; SINTERING SHRINKAGE;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; DEWATERING; DRYING; GAS TURBINE LOCOMOTIVES; GAS TURBINES; JOB ANALYSIS; MAGNESIUM; MOLDS; RAPID PROTOTYPING; RESINS; SHRINKAGE; SINTERING; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

SINTERED ALUMINA;

EID: 69249229569     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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