Journal
COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
Volume 85, Issue -, Pages 181-191Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.03.013
Keywords
Graphene; Mechanical properties; Creep; Fused deposition modelling
Funding
- Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Programme of the European Union, AREAS+ project
Ask authors/readers for more resources
For the first time, graphene nanoplatelets (xGnP) were incorporated at 4 wt% in acrylonitrile-butadienestyrene (ABS) filaments obtained by a solvent-free process consisting of melt compounding and extrusion. Nanocomposite filaments were then used to feed a fused deposition modelling (FDM) machine to obtain specimens with various build orientations. The elastic modulus and dynamic storage moduli of 3D printed parts along three different build orientations were increased by the presence of xGnP in the ABS matrix. At the same time, a decrease in both stress and strain at break was observed when xGnP is added to ABS. Moreover, a higher thermal stability was induced on 3D printed parts by xGnP, as indicated by a reduction in both coefficient of linear thermal expansion and creep compliance. A comparison between 3D printed and compression moulded parts highlighted the importance of the orientation effects induced by the fused deposition modelling process. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available