Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-04346, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Therriault, Daniel (École Polytechnique de Montréal), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Metallic structures fabricated by 3D printing may find widespread applications in medical, microwave and_x000D_
MEMS fields. Commonly-used metal 3D printing techniques such as selective laser sintering is limited by their_x000D_
high processing temperatures, high cost and relatively slow processing time. The popular fused deposition_x000D_
modeling (FDM) technique, which mainly utilizes thermoplastics as feedstock materials, is also of great_x000D_
interest to be adapted for metals. Dyze Design, a company located in Montreal that is actively working in the_x000D_
area of fabricating high speed, economized accessories for FDM 3D printers has expressed its great interest for_x000D_
collaboration with LM2 for the development of new materials compatible with the FDM technique. During a_x000D_
six-month project, a postdoctoral fellow (PDF) will work in close collaboration with the company to_x000D_
investigate the possibility of adapting metallic micro-particles to the FDM technique for the fabrication of_x000D_
highly dense metallic structures in a fast and low-cost process. The specific objectives will be to (1) fabricate_x000D_
granules of various metallic particles mixed with a polymer binder using the solvent-cast printing method_x000D_
which LM2 has a lot of experience, (2) test the compatibility of the developed materials with a FDM print head_x000D_
designed by the company, (3) compare performance of the different mixtures in terms of their rheological_x000D_
behavior, fillers concentrations, and mechanical properties (e.g., tension) of the final sintered part, and (4)_x000D_
provide utilization guidelines to the industrial partner and test the materials at the industrial scale. During_x000D_
bi-monthly meetings between the company and the LM2, the progress of the project will be discussed. The_x000D_
outcomes of this project will certainly contribute to the development of a new product by Dyze Design and help_x000D_
the company to enter the market of metallic 3D printing. This project will also help the two collaborators to_x000D_
define more innovative research projects in the future., program purpose french : Metallic structures fabricated by 3D printing may find widespread applications in medical, microwave and_x000D_
MEMS fields. Commonly-used metal 3D printing techniques such as selective laser sintering is limited by their_x000D_
high processing temperatures, high cost and relatively slow processing time. The popular fused deposition_x000D_
modeling (FDM) technique, which mainly utilizes thermoplastics as feedstock materials, is also of great_x000D_
interest to be adapted for metals. Dyze Design, a company located in Montreal that is actively working in the_x000D_
area of fabricating high speed, economized accessories for FDM 3D printers has expressed its great interest for_x000D_
collaboration with LM2 for the development of new materials compatible with the FDM technique. During a_x000D_
six-month project, a postdoctoral fellow (PDF) will work in close collaboration with the company to_x000D_
investigate the possibility of adapting metallic micro-particles to the FDM technique for the fabrication of_x000D_
highly dense metallic structures in a fast and low-cost process. The specific objectives will be to (1) fabricate_x000D_
granules of various metallic particles mixed with a polymer binder using the solvent-cast printing method_x000D_
which LM2 has a lot of experience, (2) test the compatibility of the developed materials with a FDM print head_x000D_
designed by the company, (3) compare performance of the different mixtures in terms of their rheological_x000D_
behavior, fillers concentrations, and mechanical properties (e.g., tension) of the final sintered part, and (4)_x000D_
provide utilization guidelines to the industrial partner and test the materials at the industrial scale. During_x000D_
bi-monthly meetings between the company and the LM2, the progress of the project will be discussed. The_x000D_
outcomes of this project will certainly contribute to the development of a new product by Dyze Design and help_x000D_
the company to enter the market of metallic 3D printing. This project will also help the two collaborators to_x000D_
define more innovative research projects in the future., agreement title english : Three-dimensional printing of metallic structures through advanced fused deposition modeling (FDM) of metallic fillers-reinforced polymer granules, agreement title french : Three-dimensional printing of metallic structures through advanced fused deposition modeling (FDM) of metallic fillers-reinforced polymer granules, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-09-20, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada