Preliminary Characterization of Novel LDPE-Based Wear-Resistant Composite Suitable for FDM 3D Printing
Faculty of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy, Silesian University of Technology, Krasinskiego 8 Street, 40-019 Katowice, Poland
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Materials 2019, 12(16), 2520; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12162520
Received: 26 June 2019 / Revised: 30 July 2019 / Accepted: 5 August 2019 / Published: 8 August 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recycled and Sustainable Materials in Composite Design)
Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) composites reinforced with finely powdered waste glass were identified as a potential material for 3D printed structures for use in low-duty frictional applications. A recently published 3D printing model was used to calculate the limits in the filament feed rate and printing speed. Tribological tests (pin-on-disc method) of the printed composites were performed for different print-path directions. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was performed on the samples and the composites showed a higher crystallinity compared with LDPE, which partially explains the higher elastic modulus of the composites determined during static tensile tests. Using a fine glass powder as reinforcement improved the wear resistance of LDPE by 50% due to the formation of a sliding film on the sample’s surface. An evident effect of friction direction vs. the printed path direction on wear was found; which was likely related to differences in the removal of friction products from the friction area for different print-path directions. The LDPE composites with fine waste glass particles are promising materials for low-duty frictional applications and should be the subject of further research.
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Keywords:
FDM printing; glass wastes; low-density polyethylene; composite; friction; wear
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Olesik, P.; Godzierz, M.; Kozioł, M. Preliminary Characterization of Novel LDPE-Based Wear-Resistant Composite Suitable for FDM 3D Printing. Materials 2019, 12, 2520.
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