Determination of melt processing conditions for high performance amorphous thermoplastics for large format additive manufacturing

Ajinjeru, Christine; Kishore, Vidya; Liu, Peng; Lindahl, John; Hassen, Ahmed Arabi; Kunc, Vlastimil; Post, Brian; Love, Lonnie; Duty, Chad

doi:10.1016/j.addma.2018.03.004

Determination of melt processing conditions for high performance amorphous thermoplastics for large format additive manufacturing

Journal Article · Mon Mar 05 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Additive Manufacturing

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2018.03.004· OSTI ID:1856724

Ajinjeru, Christine ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[4]

Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

As the application space for large-scale 3D printed components continues to grow, it is necessary to identify appropriate processing conditions for high-performance thermoplastics on large format Additive Manufacturing (LFAM) systems. This study compares the rheological behavior of a high-performance thermoplastic, polyphenylsulfone (PPSU), with that of a commonly used low-temperature polymer, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), to identify suitable processing conditions for large format AM systems. The linear viscoelastic properties (complex viscosity, storage modulus, loss modulus, and tan delta) of these materials are evaluated as a function of temperature, angular frequency, and carbon fiber content. Over the range of frequencies of interest to LFAM (10–100 rad/s), ABS behaves more like an elastic solid whereas PPSU behaves more like a viscous liquid. Here, the addition of 20–35% by weight of carbon fiber increased the shear thinning effect of both thermoplastics, showing a potential variation of 2–3 x over the range of expected LFAM extrusion shear rates (10–100 s^–1).

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1856724

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1781487

Journal Information:: Additive Manufacturing, Journal Name: Additive Manufacturing Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 21; ISSN 2214-8604

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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