Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed Liquid Crystalline Polymers with Low and High Melting Temperatures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Fused Filament Fabrication with Conventional High-Performance Polymers
1.2. Fused Filament Fabrication with Liquid Crystalline Polymers (LCPs)
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemical Composition of the Utilized High- and Low-Melting-Point LCPs
2.2. Thermal, Chemical and Mechanical Characterization Methods
2.3. Fused Filament Fabrication Procedure
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Influence of the Printing Temperature
3.2. Influence of the Printing Speed
3.3. Influence of the Layer Height
3.4. Influence of a Subsequent Annealing Step at Elevated Temperatures
3.4.1. Mechanical Characterization of Annealed Samples
3.4.2. Sample Density of Annealed Samples and Optical Microscopy
3.4.3. DSC Measurements of Annealed Samples
3.4.4. IR Measurements of Annealed Samples
4. Conclusions and Outlook
4.1. Conclusions
4.2. Outlook
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Johann, K.S.; Wolf, A.; Bonten, C. Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed Liquid Crystalline Polymers with Low and High Melting Temperatures. Materials 2024, 17, 152. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17010152
Johann KS, Wolf A, Bonten C. Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed Liquid Crystalline Polymers with Low and High Melting Temperatures. Materials. 2024; 17(1):152. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17010152
Chicago/Turabian StyleJohann, Kai S., Andreas Wolf, and Christian Bonten. 2024. "Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed Liquid Crystalline Polymers with Low and High Melting Temperatures" Materials 17, no. 1: 152. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17010152