This invention belongs to the field of additive manufacturing of
metal materials, specifically relating to a photocurable
metal component and its preparation method. The method for preparing the photocurable
metal component includes the following steps: (1) photocuring and 3D printing a stainless steel
slurry to obtain a metal blank; (2) thermally
degreasing the metal blank to obtain a thermally degreased metal blank; (3)
vacuum sintering the thermally degreased metal blank to obtain the photocurable metal component. In step (1), the stainless steel
slurry comprises a stainless steel
alloy, a photosensitive resin, a
photoinitiator, and a dispersant; the photosensitive resin comprises 3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropyl-3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropyl diacrylate, 2-
hydroxyethyl methacrylate phosphate, and
trimethylolpropane triacrylate. This invention combines photocurable molding technology with
powder metallurgy technology, which can maintain the mechanical properties and density of the material, and also maintain
high surface precision when forming complex parts.