IZMIR KATIP CELEBI UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

DEPARTMENT OF METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING

CHARACTERIZATION PROCESSES OF
NANOPARTICLE-ENHANCED COMPOSITES
PRODUCED WITH SLAVE DLP TYPE PRINTERS

Gökçe DUNLU

13.11.2023

IZMIR
1. INTRODUCTION

The combination of additive manufacturing techniques and nanoparticles has become a

partnership that offers innovation and development in many different fields, especially in
material science. SLA and DLP printers, which are additive manufacturing technologies,
have made the design and production of nanoparticle composite materials possible. Thus, the
spread of multifunctional engineering materials with high mechanical, thermal and electrical
performance has been achieved.
Nanoparticles affect the composite structures they are incorporated into in many ways, with
their size and superior property contributions. In order to understand these changes and
ensure more efficient use, the composite material produced must be examined in detail. All
the analytical techniques to be used in examining the produced material are called
characterization methods. It makes it possible to examine the thermal, mechanical, electrical,
and optical properties, structural properties, and behavior of the material. With the results
obtained, the potential of the material is evaluated, and its application areas are developed, its
performance is increased, new features can be gained, or structural defects are detected.
Microscopy and XRD for structural analysis, spectroscopy for chemical composition,
mechanical tests such as tensile, compression and bending for mechanical properties, DLS for
particle size and distribution, and thermal analysis are used for thermal properties.

2. CHARACTERIZATION METHODS FOR COMPOSITE MATERIALS

2.1 THERMAL ANALYSIS
DSC
TGA
TEM
2.2 MECHANICAL ANALYSIS
TENSILE
COMPRESSION
CREEP
2.3 MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
SEM
2.4 COMPOSITIONAL ANLAYSIS
XRD

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APPENDIX-1: Table of Literature Review Summary

Summary of the references used in the report must be placed in this table. At least 5 studies should be reviewed and used as reference.

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Characterization
Date Study Aim Materials Used Conclusion
Method Used
Characterization and Generate
EN-GJL250 Gray
Boronizing Kinetics of EN- Boride
2020 Iron (Lamellar SEM, XRD 8h-1000°C 190µm
GJL-250 Lamellar Gray Cast Coatings on
Graphite)
Iron Surface
Investigation of the boronizing Improving Gray Iron, Ductile Abrasive wear test,
2005 effect on the abrasive wear Surface Iron, Compacted XRD, Optical Mic., 6h-900°C, Gray Iron 110µm, 2465HV 0.04
behavior in cast irons Hardness Graphite Iron Vickers Hardness
Improving Gray Iron, Ductile Optical Microscopy,
Investigation of the effect of
2002 Surface Iron, Compacted XRD, Vickers 950°C - 6h Gray Iron 1387µm (?) 2465HV
boronizing on cast irons
Hardness Graphite Iron Hardness
Investigation of Kinetics of Ductile Iron, Optical Microscopy,
Investigating
2016 borided ductile and lamellar Lamellar Graphite SEM, XRD, Vickers 950°C - 6h, 223µm 1726HV 0.05
Kinetics
graphite cast iron Cast Iron Hardness
Kinetics of the formation of Improving EN-GJL250 Gray Optical Microscopy,
2017 boride layers on EN-GJL-250 Surface Iron (Lamellar SEM, XRD, Vickers 1000°C -6h, 151.6µm
Gray Cast Iron Hardness Graphite) Hardness
The kinetics and dry-sliding Improving SEM, XRD, Vickers
2013 wear properties of boronized Wear Gray Cast Iron hardness, dry sliding 950°C - 8h, 105µm
gray cast iron Resistance wear test
Kinetics of the formation of
Evaluation of Growth kinetics and
Fe2B layers in gray cast iron:
2009 Growth Gray Cast Iron diffusion model is
effect of boron conc. and
Kinetics examined, SEM
boride incubation time