https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0873-2647
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ABSTRACT
Binder Jetting Metal Additive Manufacturing (BJ-MAM), known also as metal 3D-printing, is a powder bed-based additive manufacturing technology. It consists of the deposition of liquid binder droplets to selectively join powder particles to enable the creation of near-net shaped parts, which subsequently are consolidated via sintering process. This technology is known for its capability to process a wide range of different materials and for its orientation towards large volume production series. Binder Jetting has recently been drawing the attention of both the research sphere as well as several industrial sectors. The present review study encompasses the various and most remarkable aspects of BJ-MAM part fabrication. The review covers the material selection and characterisation considerations, followed by the manufacturing process features and the parameter effect on different part properties. It concludes with an overview concerning the most recent case studies with regards to diverse metal alloy developments.
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Notes on contributors
Asier Lores graduated in Aerospace Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (2016) with honorable mention for his final degree project on statistics and predictive wind power forecasting model. Master in Advanced Materials Engineering from UPV-EHU (2018), with an outstanding mark in his master thesis about the additive manufacturing of metal components by binder jetting. He is currently a researcher and PhD student in Binder Jetting additive manufacturing at Tecnalia. His main research areas are ceramic and metal powder processing, Binder Jetting additive manufacturing and process optimization.
Naiara Azurmendi Industrial Technical Engineer specializing in Industrial Chemistry (2005), Materials Engineer (2008) and Master in Polymeric Materials (2010) from the University of the Basque Country. Since 2007 she develops her research work in TECNALIA, developing various European and national R&D projects related to the processing of metallic, ceramic and composite materials (polymeric and metallic matrix) by powder metallurgy and alternative heating techniques (microwave, radio frequency and induction). In recent years she has been conducting research projects in the development of Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing for both metals and ceramics.
Dr. Iñigo Agote PhD in Chemical Sciences from the UPV-EHU (1995). He has been working in TECNALIA since 1996 in the development of new materials and processes in powder metallurgy and additive manufacturing. Project Manager and head of the “materials for extreme conditions” research group. He has participated in a significant number of R&D&I projects both at National and International level, for different sectors like Machine Tooling, Space, Energy, tile industry, Biomedicine, Aeronautics, etc…. He has a great experience in materials and processes of ceramic, metallic and composites, as well as in the characterization or evaluation of their physical, chemical and mechanical properties. Author of 3 industrial patents and more than 15 national and international publications in specialized scientific journals.
Dr. Ester Zuza researcher and titular professor in Department of Mining-Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science of the UPV-EHU since 2006. She has directed more than 5 Doctoral Thesis and participated in more than 30 national and international projects. He has attended more than 25 national and international conferences and has published more than 20 original research, giving rise to an H index of 11. Her research lines are focused on bio, nano, polymeric and composite materials.
ORCID
Asier Lores http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0873-2647
Iñigo Agote http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5898-1866
Ester Zuza http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8933-1986