Investigation of 3D Printing Processes for Metallization and Metal Casting Applications

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This project aims to identify the critical parameters for metallization/casting of 3D printed thermoplastics.Metallization offers improvement in the surface roughness, geometric conformance, and mechanical behaviorof the printed parts. However, currently very less is known about the key process parameters for metallizationof 3D printed parts. The behavior of these 3D printed parts deviates from the conventional metallization ofinjection molded part due to different surface finishes as well as different material properties. This project willidentify the critical parameters that influence the metallization/casting of the 3D printed thermoplastics as wellas investigate a manufacturing process that takes advantage of the 3D printing technology for small batchproduction of parts.