Shape memory behavior and recovery force of 4D printed textile functional composites
- Donghua Univ., Shanghai (China). College of Textiles; Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Center for Composite Materials
- Harbin Inst. of Technology (China). Center for Composite Materials and Structures
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Donghua Univ., Shanghai (China). College of Textiles
- Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Center for Composite Materials
Four-dimensional (4D) printing of multi-directionally reinforced preforms has tremendous potential for the development of next generation functional composites by using the capabilities of 3D printing technology, 3D textile preform design, and polymer shape memory behavior. This paper demonstrates the shape memory behavior and recovery force of 4D printed circular braided tube preforms and their silicone elastomer matrix composites. The preforms were printed by fused deposition modeling using the shape memory polymer (SMP), polylactic acid (PLA). The effects of braiding angle, tube wall thickness, and shape recovery temperature on the shape memory behavior of 4D printed tube preforms and their silicone elastomer matrix composites have been characterized. Measurements of shape recovery forces of the preform and composite were conducted using dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). The braided microstructural parameters and shape recovery temperature have a significant effect on the preform shape memory behavior. The introduction of the silicone elastomer matrix greatly enhances the shape recovery force, shape recovery ratio, as well as radial compressive failure load of the 4D printed preform/silicone elastomer matrix composite. Finally, building on these results, a potential application for 4D printed textile functional composites is presented.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States); Donghua Univ., Shanghai (China); Harbin Institute of Technology (China)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; China Scholarship Council (CSC); Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- OSTI ID:
- 1465267
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-748064; 900630
- Journal Information:
- Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 160; ISSN 0266-3538
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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