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Title: | Post-cure shrinkage of photo-sensitive material used in laser lithography process | Authors: | Fuh, J.Y.H. Chooo, Y.S. Lu, L. Nee, A.Y.C. Wong, Y.S. Wang, W.L. Miyazawa, T. Ho, S.H. |
Keywords: | Laser lithography Photo-polymerisation Shrinkage Thermal curing UV curing |
Issue Date: | Jan-1997 | Citation: | Fuh, J.Y.H., Chooo, Y.S., Lu, L., Nee, A.Y.C., Wong, Y.S., Wang, W.L., Miyazawa, T., Ho, S.H. (1997-01). Post-cure shrinkage of photo-sensitive material used in laser lithography process. Journal of Materials Processing Technology 63 (1-3) : 887-891. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. | Abstract: | Shrinkage causes distortion and warpage due to the internal stresses built up during fabrication, and greatly influences the dimensional accuracy of a part. This paper presents an experimental study on the relationships between the key parameters of the laser lithography (LL) (or commonly known as Stereolithography) process and the resulting post-curing shrinkage due to thermal and ultraviolet (UV) exposure. The UV-sensitive material used in the experiment is an acrylic-based resin, namely SCR-310. The post-curing process causes partially-cured and uncured resin to be further polymerised and is necessary for the improvement of the final mechanical properties of the parts. In principle, a larger laser power or a smaller layer pitch will result in a smaller amount of partially-cured or uncured resin, with less shrinkage after post-curing. A better understanding of the behaviour and characterisation of the shrinkage process during thermal and UV treatments will help to reduce the post-cure distortion, and will lead to more accurate rapid prototypes produced by the LL process. The origin of shrinkage from photo-polymerisation is closely examined through the measurements along both the scanning and transversal directions. | Source Title: | Journal of Materials Processing Technology | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/50381 | ISSN: | 09240136 |
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