Fused filament fabrication of polymer composites for extreme environments

Autor: Kwan-Soo Lee, Zachary Brounstein, Andrea Labouriau, Samantha J. Talley, Jianchao Zhao, Joseph H. Dumont
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Materials Research. 35:1493-1503
ISSN: 2044-5326
0884-2914
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2020.118
Popis: Vast improvements have been made to the capabilities of advanced manufacturing (AM), yet there are still limitations on which materials can effectively be used in the technology. To this end, parts created using AM would benefit from the ability to be developed from feedstock materials incorporating additional functionality. A common three-dimensional (3D) printing polymer, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, was combined with bismuth and polyvinylidene fluoride via a solvent treatment to fabricate multifunctional composite materials for AM. Composites of varying weight percent loadings were extruded into filaments, which were subsequently 3D printed into blocks via fused filament fabrication. Investigating the material properties demonstrated that in addition to the printed blocks successfully performing as radiation shields, the chemical, thermal, and mechanical properties are suitable for AM. Thus, this work demonstrates that it is possible to enhance AM components with augmented capabilities while not significantly altering the material properties which make AM possible.
Databáze: OpenAIRE