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Advance Metallic Reinforcement Of Vat Photo Polymerized Parts, Scott Zinn
Advance Metallic Reinforcement Of Vat Photo Polymerized Parts, Scott Zinn
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The metallization or metallic reinforcement of polymer parts has been widely used in industry for several decades. Polymer parts are classically metalized for aesthetics, chemical and thermal resistance, electrical conductivity, and mechanical strength. Metallization has been shown to increase strength of polymer parts when compared to the strength of the bulk material without metallization. Additive manufacturing (AM) techniques that have emerged in the last few decades produce parts with different surface features and chemistry than the typical polymer part produced through injection molding. AM parts are typically weaker than traditionally manufactured parts from the same material due to intrinsic details …