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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
Volume 139, Issue 20, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/app.52150
Keywords
extrusion; functionalization of polymers; theory and modeling; thermoplastics
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This paper describes the development of a novel polyether ether ketone-magnetite soft magnetic composite, which was prepared using additive manufacturing and successfully 3D printed. The material exhibited stable thermomechanical properties and showed typical soft magnetic behavior. Finite element analysis simulation demonstrated promising performance of the composite material in electric motor applications.
Electric motors are ubiquitous on spacecraft and their smooth operation relies on the presence of naturally magnetic materials. The employment of conventional metal-based magnets causes some inconveniences such as high values of specific gravity and the limited reproducibility of complicated geometries. The introduction of novel polymer-based magnetic materials processed via additive manufacturing represents a brilliant answer to these needs. This paper describes the first-time development of a polyether ether ketone-magnetite (Fe3O4) soft magnetic composite. The material was prepared by adding 50 wt% magnetic microparticles to the polymeric matrix. The composite material was extruded in form of filaments and 3D printed via fused filament fabrication. The thermomechanical characterization demonstrated the stability of the material at both processing ad use temperatures, while the magnetic analysis reported a typical soft magnetic behavior with 25.7 A m(2) kg(-1) magnetization at saturation. The measured properties were employed as inputs for the finite element analysis of an axial flux brushless direct current electric motor, as a proof of concept. The simulation of the electromechanical behavior of the motor showed promising performance for the composite material, reaching the maximum deliverable torque of about 0.8 Nm (compliant to small power aerospace applications such as micro-actuators and mini control moment gyroscopes) with weight savings up to 50%.
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