Session: 03-01-01: Annual Conference-Wide Symposium on Additive Manufacturing

Paper Number: 142410

142410 - Additive Manufacturing of Multifunctional Ceramics for Aerospace Applications 

With the rising demand for materials that can be applied under extreme temperature and pressure environments, ceramic components with high corrosion resistance and reliable mechanical properties have seen a sharp increase in demand. Traditional forming methods for ceramics are high-temperature and energy-intensive processes that cannot yield complex parts or composites with ease. Polymer-Derived Ceramics (PDCs) utilize polymeric precursors that can be transformed into a wide range of Silicon-based and non-silicon-based ceramics following a heat treatment process. Due to their polymeric nature, PDCs can be manufactured into geometrically complex parts using typical polymer forming methods at reduced processing temperatures. Notably, PDCs can also be manufactured using additive manufacturing (AM). Several AM methods can be utilized to process these precursors into complex structural or functional components at low cost, low temperature, and with a wide range of available PDC materials. In this talk, we will introduce our efforts in the additive manufacturing of multifunctional ceramics and discuss their potential in aerospace applications.

Presenting Author: Wei Wei Wichita State University

Presenting Author Biography: Dr. Wei Wei is an associate professor in Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State University. She received her Ph.D. from Michigan Technological University. Her research interests include advanced materials synthesizing, renewable energy conversion devices, photocatalytic processes for H2 generation, additive manufacturing, and mechanical properties of composite materials.

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