Re:Glassomer: Glass shaping at room temperature
by ebg13 on Thursday June 18, 2020 @02:04PM
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Is glass dust sintering really so special? Hasn't SLS printing been done for a while now? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_laser_sintering
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Re:Glassomer: Glass shaping at room temperature
by blix on Thursday June 18, 2020 @02:13PM
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Ceramics and glasses are typically very sensitive to thermal gradients, so it's difficult to produce parts with SLS/SLM without cracking. This method is more common with ductile plastics and metals, and for structural application is still a WIP,
This is closer to a binder-jetting method, but a binder-glass composite can also be used for subtractive manufacturing which is typically very challenging with ceramics due to cracking.