3D printing in Alumina

Alumina is a high-performance technical ceramic that offers high temperature, chemical and corrosion resistance, high levels of hardness and electrical insulation.

About Alumina

Alumina (aluminum oxide Al2O3) is a high-performance technical ceramic that offers high temperature, chemical and corrosion resistance, high levels of hardness and electrical insulation. This material can be 3D printed using the Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology where the part is constructed layer by layer by curing thin layers of slurry with UV-light.


Alumina is widely used in many industries such as aerospace and aeronautics, electronics, defense or chemical industry among many others. It has applications in aerospace for thermal insulation of reentry vehicles, furnaces and refractory industries. In electronics, it is used for its high electrical resistance. Alumina also has medical applications such as hip prothesis thanks to it good biocompatibility and mechanical properties.

Strengths

✦ Hardness
✦ High-temperature, corrosion and chemical resistance
✦ Low thermal conductivity
✦ High electrical resistivity

✦ High wear resistance

Weaknesses

✧ Brittleness

common applications of alumina

– Chemical equipment

– Electric and thermal insulation

– Medical implants

available technologies on our tungsten 3d print service

Digital Light Processing (DLP)

General technical data for Tungsten

Density

3,9 g/cm3

Melting Point

2072°C

Maximum operating temperature

1600°C

Corrosion resistance

Excellent

Young’s modulus

360 GPa

Hardness

1600 HV30

Thermal conductivity

30 W.m-1.K-1

Electrical resistance

10^12 Ω.m

* These values are meant to give a general idea of the material. Actual values may vary according to chosen material brand, 3D print service and build condition. Please refer to the Beamler online quoting platform for actual technical data of each material brand. 

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