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3D printing powders

Recently, a new area of palladium application has emerged – 3D printing, which combines additive technologies and the unique properties of the metal. The powdered form of palladium is used in selective laser sintering (SLS) and electron beam melting (EBM). This facilitates the creation of complex geometric shapes and structures, which find applications in the jewellery and watch industries, as well as electronics and medicine. In the medical field, palladium powders are used to manufacture custom implants and medical devices that require high precision and biocompatibility.

3d printing powders

Palladium powders and nanoparticles are produced using chemical methods, including the reduction of palladium salts (such as palladium chloride, acetate or acetylacetonate). Hydrogen, alcohols (such as ethanol or ethylene glycol), formaldehyde and citric acid are used as reducing agents. These technologies enable the production of particles with specified sizes and properties suitable for various applications.

To find out more about the special qualities of palladium, see – Chemistry.

To find out more about palladium powders, see the following scientific publications:

  1. Zhan, J., Tamura, T., Li, X., Ma, Z., Sone, M., Yoshino, M., … & Sato, H. (2020). Metal-plastic hybrid 3D printing using catalyst-loaded filament and electroless plating. Additive Manufacturing, 36, 101556. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101556.
  2. Antonova, I. V., Kotin, I. A., Kurkina, I. I., Ivanov, A. I., Yakimchuk, E. A., Nebogatikova, N. A., … & Soots, R. A. (2022). Graphene/fluorinated graphene systems for a wide spectrum of electronics application. arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.07602. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0022.1000379
  3. Wayne, D. M., Yoshida, T. M., & Vance, D. E. (1996). Analysis of trace impurities in palladium metal powders by glow discharge mass spectrometry. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 11(9), 861-869. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/JA9961100861
  4. Delarue, E., Mostafavi, M., Delcourt, M. O., & Regnault, D. (1995). Characterization of silver-palladium submicronic powders: Part I Morphology and thermal properties. Journal of materials science, 30, 628-632. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00356321