Production and characterization of copper periodic open cellular structures made by 3D printing-replica technique.

ABSTRACT: Additive manufacturing by 3D printing comprises a set of methods for production of 3D objects starting from a CAD file. Advantages of additive manufacturing combine high manufacturing resolution, a reduction of waste material, and the possibility of computer-aided design (CAD). When applied to the manufacturing of structured catalyst substrates, the latter enables the optimization of transport properties of the catalyst support. Despite several methods have been introduced for a variety of materials, copper, well known for its high thermal conductivity, is still difficult to be handled. In this work, a novel approach for the additive manufacturing of copper periodic open cellular structures (POCS) is proposed and investigated. It consists in the use of the replica manufacturing procedure s

SUBMITTER: Balzarotti R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7714140 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature