ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF SILICON CARBIDE CERAMICS USED IN ARMOR SYSTEMS: A REVIEW

Marllon Fraga Silva; Neri Volpato; Marcio Celso Fredel; Eduardo de Sousa Lima

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Trabalho

DOI

10.29327/9786527210740.873628

Título do Trabalho

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF SILICON CARBIDE CERAMICS USED IN ARMOR SYSTEMS: A REVIEW

Autores

Marllon Fraga Silva
Neri Volpato
Marcio Celso Fredel
Eduardo de Sousa Lima

Modalidade

Oral Pitch and Poster

Área temática

1) Processos de manufatura aditiva de materiais cerâmicos (vat-photopolymerization, material extrusion, binder jetting, hybrid...)

Data de Publicação

05/11/2024

País da Publicação

Brasil

Idioma da Publicação

Inglês

Página do Trabalho

https://www.even3.com.br/anais/ceramicam-2024/873628-additive-manufacturing-of-silicon-carbide-ceramics-used-in-armor-systems--a-review

ISBN

978-65-272-1074-0

Palavras-Chave

additive manufacturing, ballistic, ceramic, silicon carbide

Resumo

Additive manufacturing has proven to be a revolutionary technique in various industry sectors, where geometric freedom allows for innovation and design optimization, leading to the construction of lightweight, robust, customized, and high-value components. The various available technologies are well-developed in processing polymeric and metallic materials. However, the processing of ceramic materials, despite being present in the market, still needs to be improved, especially in non-conventional ceramics. One area with great potential for applying these materials is in shielding systems, such as individual protection components (ballistic protection). A promising material for this application is silicon carbide (SiC), a ceramic that absorbs approximately 55% of the energy upon breaking from the impact of a projectile. However, some of the challenges with this material are the printing process and post-processing (conditions and temperature required for its sintering). The temperature above 2000 ºC and the small volume of economically accessible furnaces make it difficult to control the parameters and limit the size of the pieces. This review discusses the evolution of additive manufacturing in ceramic processing, mainly silicon carbide, with the aim of presenting the existing technologies on the market, as well as a brief comparison between the characteristics of ceramic materials processed by conventional methods and additive manufacturing. The results showed that Binder Jetting (BJAM), Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), Vat Photopolymerization (VPP), and Liquid Phase Sintering (LPS) are predominant in the production of SiC ceramics and that printing is considered an indirect process usually involving printing, debinding, and sintering. Additionally, the combination of reactive infiltration and SLS, studied by Zhang (2024) in Cf/ZrB2–SiC composite, achieved a flexural strength of 603 ± 70 MPa, representing an increase in strength compared to conventional methods.

Título do Evento: CeramicAM 2024 - 1º Encontro Brasileiro de Manufatura Aditiva de Cerâmica
Cidade do Evento: São Carlos
Título dos Anais do Evento: Proceedings of the Brazilian Meeting on Ceramic Additive Manufacturing (CeramicAM Brasil)
Nome da Editora: Even3
Meio de Divulgação: Meio Digital
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Como citar

SILVA, Marllon Fraga et al.. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF SILICON CARBIDE CERAMICS USED IN ARMOR SYSTEMS: A REVIEW.. In: Proceedings of the Brazilian Meeting on Ceramic Additive Manufacturing (CeramicAM Brasil). Anais...São Carlos(SP) University of São Paulo, 2024. Disponível em: https//www.even3.com.br/anais/ceramicam-2024/873628-ADDITIVE-MANUFACTURING-OF-SILICON-CARBIDE-CERAMICS-USED-IN-ARMOR-SYSTEMS--A-REVIEW. Acesso em: 07/09/2025