UV Light Exposure Modifies the Molecular Weight Characteristics and Improves the Melt Extrusion Additive Manufacturing of Polycarbonate DOI

Akan A. George,

Mark Dadmun

ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 6(20), С. 12559 - 12567

Опубликована: Окт. 12, 2024

Bisphenol A polycarbonates (PC) are among the important engineering thermoplastics utilized as feedstocks for melt extrusion additive manufacturing, including fused filament fabrication (FFF). However, limited diffusion of polymer chains between adjacent layers and complex thermal histories encountered during printing process lead to poor interlayer adhesion, residual stress, voids in printed parts, which turn leads mechanical performance anisotropy. To address these issues, our group has modified an FFF printer by integrating ultraviolet (UV)-LED optical fiber into head. This modification allows real-time illumination structure deposition process, enabling a thorough investigation its impact on properties resulting parts. Examination behavior fracture surfaces parts shows that PC with UV light attains higher toughness both transverse longitudinal directions well decreased void space compared without light. Careful analysis molecular weight characteristics broader distribution extended lower tail indicates chain scission upon exposure formation shorter range sizes, increases UV-light-printed PC. These observations interpreted indicate change fosters improved interfilamentous diffusion, consequently lowering thus enhancing performance. findings therefore provide foundational insights how can be used tune offering distinctive straightforward strategy created manufacturing thermoplastics.

Язык: Английский

Crystallization-induced residual deformation evolution in thermoplastics during material extrusion and subsequent annealing DOI

Shuailong Ren,

Zhihong Han,

Yulin Xiong

и другие.

Mechanics of Materials, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 105345 - 105345

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

1

Enhancing Energy Absorption in Printed PLA Components Through Post-Processing and Topological Optimization DOI Creative Commons
Moises Jimenez‐Martinez,

Julio Varela-Soriano,

J. Martínez-Trinidad

и другие.

Results in Engineering, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 104972 - 104972

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

1

Additively manufactured materials: A critical review on their anisotropic mechanical properties and modeling methods DOI
Shi Dai, Kaiyang Zhu, Shuheng Wang

и другие.

Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 141, С. 789 - 814

Опубликована: Март 11, 2025

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

1

Using steel slag and fly ash solid wastes to fabricate ceramics-based phase change composites with excellent mechanical and thermal properties applied in thermal energy storage DOI

Bingji Wu,

Guan Chen,

Yanqiang Di

и другие.

Ceramics International, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

5

Development of polyether ether ketone-based composites by fused filament fabrication: high-temperature resistance and high performance DOI

Xingyu Fang,

Lin Sang, Lishuai Zong

и другие.

Composites Communications, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 102283 - 102283

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

0

Thermal annealing and microwave irradiation in enhancing the mechanical performance of 3D printing CF/PA12 composite DOI
Huifang Zhang, Jieying Zhi,

Xiaoxuan Lu

и другие.

Journal of Polymer Engineering, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2025

Abstract 3D printing polymers and their composites have shown considerable potential in various application fields, yet limited mechanical properties hindered widespread use structural materials. Recently, postprocessing techniques been proposed as efficient convenient methods to enhance the of structures. This study systematically investigates effects thermal annealing microwave irradiation on microstructure carbon fiber reinforced polyamide 12 (CF/PA12). The results clearly demonstrate that significantly outperforms improving fiber–matrix interfacial adhesion crystallization. Specifically, provides necessary time for molecular chain relaxation, effectively releasing internal stresses. Additionally, optimizes transcrystalline structure at interface volume fraction crystalline regions within matrix. Compared pristine samples, annealed specimens exhibited increases 19.34 % tensile strength 27.11 flexural strength. research an in-depth insight into enhancing CF/PA12 through offers a scientific basis large-scale application.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

0

Additively Manufactured Carbon Fibre PETG Composites: Effect of Print Parameters on Mechanical Properties DOI Open Access

A. Economides,

Md Niamul Islam, Konstantinos P. Baxevanakis

и другие.

Polymers, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(23), С. 3336 - 3336

Опубликована: Ноя. 28, 2024

This study investigates the quasi-static and viscoelastic properties of additively manufactured (AM) PETG reinforced with short carbon fibres. Samples were using different parameters in terms infill pattern, porosity, annealing condition. Tensile compressive tests conducted to determine such as Young’s modulus toughness, dynamic mechanical analysis was used under a frequency sweep 1–100 Hz describe behaviour composites. The major impacts responses between print quantified Analyses Variance (ANOVAs), which revealed contributor each property. Fractography on tensile samples scanning electron microscopy demonstrated fibre pull-out, indicating poor fibre–matrix bonding, but also interfacial bonding raster lines annealed samples. had prominent effect latitudinal where force applied perpendicular lines. Generally, porosity appeared have greatest contribution variance properties, exception modulus, pattern more substantial effect. Annealing caused consistent increase tested samples, can be support design optimisation AM parts when they are specific loading conditions.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

2

UV Light Exposure Modifies the Molecular Weight Characteristics and Improves the Melt Extrusion Additive Manufacturing of Polycarbonate DOI

Akan A. George,

Mark Dadmun

ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 6(20), С. 12559 - 12567

Опубликована: Окт. 12, 2024

Bisphenol A polycarbonates (PC) are among the important engineering thermoplastics utilized as feedstocks for melt extrusion additive manufacturing, including fused filament fabrication (FFF). However, limited diffusion of polymer chains between adjacent layers and complex thermal histories encountered during printing process lead to poor interlayer adhesion, residual stress, voids in printed parts, which turn leads mechanical performance anisotropy. To address these issues, our group has modified an FFF printer by integrating ultraviolet (UV)-LED optical fiber into head. This modification allows real-time illumination structure deposition process, enabling a thorough investigation its impact on properties resulting parts. Examination behavior fracture surfaces parts shows that PC with UV light attains higher toughness both transverse longitudinal directions well decreased void space compared without light. Careful analysis molecular weight characteristics broader distribution extended lower tail indicates chain scission upon exposure formation shorter range sizes, increases UV-light-printed PC. These observations interpreted indicate change fosters improved interfilamentous diffusion, consequently lowering thus enhancing performance. findings therefore provide foundational insights how can be used tune offering distinctive straightforward strategy created manufacturing thermoplastics.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

1