Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 11, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma11071191
Keywords
additive manufacturing; fused deposition modeling; rheology; mechanical properties; PLA; 3D printing; thermal properties
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- Bando Congiunto INSTM-Regione Lombardia 2016-Project IN-RL11 COMMAND-Materials for Additive Manufacturing
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Three commercial filaments for Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) were selected to study the influence of polymer formulation on the printing quality and mechanical properties of FDM specimens. The three filaments were all based on polylactic acid (PLA) as the matrix, and they are sold as PLA filaments. The printing quality was tested by printing one complex shape with overhang features. The marked shear thinning behavior for two filaments was observed by rheology. The filaments were also studied by scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) to unveil their composition. The filaments with the best printing quality showed the presence of mineral fillers, which explained the melt behavior observed by rheology. The tensile testing confirmed that the filled PLA was the best-performing filament both in terms of printing quality and thermomechanical performance, with a p-value = 0.106 for the tensile modulus, and a p-value = 0.615 for the ultimate tensile strength.
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