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Back Cover: Advanced Engineering Materials 1∕2016
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.201670004
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , materials science , silicon carbide , inkwell , microwave , cover story , nanotechnology , range (aeronautics) , mechanical engineering , computer science , engineering physics , composite material , telecommunications , physics , engineering
3D silicon carbide structures are patterned via direct ink writing (DIW) of borosiloxane‐colloidal SiC ink blends. These hybrid inks enable printing over a wide range of colloidal volume fractions (0.38 <Φ< 0.54) to produce relative densities of ≈30–50%. Structural (bars, cylinders, turbines) and functional (periodic lattices, microwave feedhorns) components are printed and sintered with excellent shape stability. The SiC feedhorns transmit microwaves (8.5 GHz) with very low insertion losses (≈0.05 dB) relative to commercial standards, demonstrating their potential in microwave optics applications. More details can be found in the article by R. F. Shepherd and co‐workers on page 39 .