Mechanical Performance and Mesostructure Analysis of Proton-Irradiated Fused Filament Fabrication Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Material

Miller, Arielle Jennifer; Warner, Grant; Owolabi, Gbadebo

doi:10.1007/s11665-021-05955-2

Mechanical Performance and Mesostructure Analysis of Proton-Irradiated Fused Filament Fabrication Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Material

Journal Article · Wed Jun 09 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-021-05955-2· OSTI ID:1806338

^[1]; Warner, Grant ^[2]; Owolabi, Gbadebo ^[2]

Howard Univ., Washington, DC (United States); Howard University
Howard Univ., Washington, DC (United States)

The use of fused filament fabrication (FFF) acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and other thermoplastics in radiation environments is beginning to be studied as possible replacements for traditionally manufactured parts and tools. Interlayer adhesion within the mesostructure has been shown in published literature to be an integral component in the strength of FFF ABS. Research of irradiated 3D printed polymers has primarily focused on the influence of gamma irradiation on the mechanical properties of FFF ABS samples, without evaluating its impact on the mesostructure of the samples. The purpose of this paper is to understand the mechanical damage caused by proton radiation on FFF ABS samples through the evaluation of the mesostructure of the ABS samples. To achieve this objective, proton radiation at 40 MeV was applied to FFF ABS samples at radiation doses up to 1.0 MGy at a dose rate of 1 MGy/hr. Following the irradiation, tensile testing was performed on the samples. Here, the fractured surfaces of the tested samples were subsequently observed using a scanning electron microscope. The mechanical test results show an increase in the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and a decrease in the ductility of the irradiated samples. Statistical analysis on the results shows that there is a statistically significant difference in the UTS and the ductility of unirradiated and 1.0 MGy irradiated samples and between irradiated samples and 1.0 MGy samples. In addition, the percentage elongation at break has statistically significant differences in the means between irradiated samples and 1.0 MGy samples. The UTS has statistically significant differences in the means between 0.1 MGy and 1.0 MGy. The difference in the means between the unirradiated and the 1.0 MGy samples is the most significant for both the UTS and elongation at break. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results indicated that interlayer adhesion improved as a function of radiation dose corresponding to the increase in tensile strength. The SEM results also showed that crazing and plastic deformation were reduced; aligning with the loss in ductility observed in the tensile tests results. The proton radiation is causing these mechanical and physical changes through two mechanisms: (1) dose rate effects on ionizing radiation-induced oxidative degradation; and (2) radiation heating effects of high energy (>1 MeV) charged particles.

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Research Organization:: Howard Univ., Washington, DC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003945

OSTI ID:: 1806338

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Vol. 30; ISSN 1059-9495

Publisher:: SpringerCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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