... on a substrate in a box or frame, then a mixture of metal (ceramic or polymer) powder and binder is cast around the pattern. Next, there is a step of removing the pattern and separating the substrate to obtain a green compact that has the desired cavity. Then the green compact will be sintered and/or infiltrated...

...T.F. McNulty; F. Mohammadi; A. Bandyopadhyay; D.J. Shanefield; S.C. Danforth; A. Safari A new family of thermoplastic binders has been developed for usage in fused deposition of ceramics (FDC). Mixtures were formulated consisting of a base binder, tackifier, wax, and plasticizer. The resultant...