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Low-Density Syntactic Foam for Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing
The Problem: Materials with low density, high strength, and high stiffness are desirable for many applications. Cellular materials like syntactic foams possess high compressive strength and stiffness at an extremely low density. 3D-printable foams would assist in creating a novel class of 3D-printed hybrid materials and structures with unprecedented...
Published: 9/14/2023   |   Inventor(s): Brett Compton, Samantha Maness, Robert (Cody) Pack, Madeline Wimmer
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Category(s): Engineering, Chemistry & Materials, IAMM
Dynamic Mixer for 3D Printing Fiber-Containing Reactive Polymer Systems
The Problem:Large-scale additive manufacturing (AM) of thermoset polymer composites requires mixing of fiber-containing components at the point of deposition. Traditional baffle-type passive mixers significantly increase the energy and pressure required to pump material while also limiting the fiber content in the deposited material. Passive-type mixers...
Published: 5/4/2022   |   Inventor(s): Brett Compton, Liam Page
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Category(s): Engineering, IAMM
Graded Cellular Materials with Improved Properties
The Problem:Cellular materials possess unique combinations of strength, stiffness, and low density that traditional engineering materials cannot achieve. Graded cellular materials present superior combinations of static and dynamic properties when lightweight, stiff, and strong structures are needed. However, a simple method for designing such complex...
Published: 3/22/2023   |   Inventor(s): Brett Compton, Oleg Shylo, Michael Goin, Hesam Shams
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Category(s): Engineering