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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 388, 2023
2023 RAPDASA-RobMech-PRASA-AMI Conference Advanced Manufacturing Beyond Borders - The 24th Annual International RAPDASA Conference joined by RobMech, PRASA and AMI, hosted by CSIR and CUT
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Article Number | 08004 | |
Number of page(s) | 10 | |
Section | AM Material and Part Characterisation | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202338808004 | |
Published online | 15 December 2023 |
3D printing for heat transfer: characterisation of additive manufactured copper
Clean Energy Research Group, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Recent technological advancements now allow for copper to be 3D printed, opening the doors for this technology to take a greater part in heat transfer applications. In this study, copper samples were additively manufactured through a print-debind-sinter process and thermally characterised in terms of thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity, and mechanically characterised in terms of Vickers hardness. The microstructure porosity levels appeared to control the thermal properties measured, with the thermal conductivity, while the specific heat was unaffected, while the heat treatment effect caused by the sintering process appeared to control the Vickers hardness measured.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2023
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