Stereo fabric modeling technology in ceramics manufacture

Authors have been developing a new modeling technology for fabricating three-dimensional (3D) components of various shapes and sizes and for integrating units having precise and complex structures (stereo fabric modeling technology). It is anticipated that this technique can achieve a high size range ratio and excellent enlargement. As a model, regularly arranged protrusions were formed on a substrate surface by reaction with sintered silicon nitride. The contact area between the substrate and molten copper was reduced by these protrusions. It could be further reduced by making the tips of the protrusions flat.