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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Additively manufactured thermoset polymers for metal plating and metal plated parts formed therefrom
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Xiaojiang Wang, Saline, MI (US);
Shannon Christine Bollin, South Lyon, MI (US);
Robert D. Bedard, Allen Park, MI (US);
Matthew Cassoli, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ellen Cheng-chi Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A thermoset resin for forming parts to be metal plated includes a vat photopolymerization (VPP) thermoset resin and an etchable phase disposed in the VPP thermoset resin. The etchable phase is etched from a surface of a part formed from the VPP thermoset resin such that a plurality of micro-mechanical locking sites is formed on the surface of the part. The etchable phase is at least one of organic particles, organic resins, inorganic particles, and copolymers of the VPP thermoset resin. For example, the etchable phase can be a polybutadiene phase and/or a mineral such as calcium carbonate.