Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 14, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym14071332
Keywords
additive manufacturing; charge control substances; photoelectric powder deposition; polypropylene; dry coating
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Re-search Foundation) [61375930]
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg within the funding programme Open Access Publication Funding
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This study investigates the use of charge control substances (CCS) as additives for polymer powders in powder-based additive manufacturing. Functionalization of commercially available polymer powder with CCS is shown to have an impact on powder charge and the potential of this method is demonstrated through analysis of various parameters.
Charge control substances (CCS) as additives for polymer powders are investigated to make polymer powders suitable for the electrophotographic powder deposition in powder-based additive manufacturing. The use of CCS unifies the occurring charge of a powder, which is crucial for this novel deposition method. Therefore, commercially available polymer powder is functionalized via dry coating in a shaker mixer with two different CCS and analyzed afterwards. The flowability and the degree of coverage of additives on the surface are used to evaluate the coating process. The thermal properties are analyzed by use of differential scanning calorimetry. Most important, the influence of the CCS on the powder charge is shown by measurements of the electrostatic surface potential at first and the powder deposition itself is performed and analyzed with selected formulations afterwards to show the potential of this method. Finally, tensile strength specimens are produced with the conventional deposition method in order to show the usability of the CCS for current machines.
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