Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Major
Mechanical Engineering
Research Advisor
Leu, Ming
Advisor's Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Funding Source
The United States Air Force and Boeing
Abstract
With advances in technology the aerospace industry has developed a greater demand for high temperature parts and has increased the use of ceramics. Since ceramic parts are very limited in how they are manufactured, it is difficult to integrate parts into areas requiring complex geometries. With the use of a rapid prototyping machine, coated ceramic powder can be formed into parts using the selective laser sintering process. Once formed, the part goes through a binder burnout stage and is then sintered. Build parameters and the types of binders and ceramics used will play a large role in how well parts are formed in the process.
Biography
Thomas Hudson is a senior attending the University of Missouri-Rolla majoring in mechanical engineering. He is currently a member of both the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and Pi Tau Sigma, a mechanical engineering honor society. Once graduated in May, Tom will begin work as a stress analysis engineer for Black and Veatch in Kansas City.
Research Category
Engineering
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Document Type
Poster
Location
Havener Center, Carver-Turner Room
Presentation Date
11 April 2007, 9:00 am - 11:45 am
Selective Laser Sintering of Coated Ceramics
Havener Center, Carver-Turner Room
With advances in technology the aerospace industry has developed a greater demand for high temperature parts and has increased the use of ceramics. Since ceramic parts are very limited in how they are manufactured, it is difficult to integrate parts into areas requiring complex geometries. With the use of a rapid prototyping machine, coated ceramic powder can be formed into parts using the selective laser sintering process. Once formed, the part goes through a binder burnout stage and is then sintered. Build parameters and the types of binders and ceramics used will play a large role in how well parts are formed in the process.
