Strain Rate Sensitivity of Polycarbonate and Thermoplastic Polyurethane for Various 3D Printing Temperatures and Layer Heights
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Filament Fabrication
2.3. Fused Filament Fabrication
2.4. Tensile Stress and Morphological Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Tensile Properties
3.2. Morphological Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Material | PC Emerge 8430-15 | TPU Ravathane 140 D70 |
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Property | ||
Density (g/cm3) | 1.20 | 1.25 |
Tensile stress at break (MPa) | 70.0 | 45.0 |
Elongation at break (%) | 110 | 350 |
Material | PC | TPU |
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Extrusion Parameter | ||
Heat Zone 1 (°C) | 240 | 205 |
Heat Zone 2 (°C) | 240 | 205 |
Heat Zone 3 (°C) | 240 | 205 |
Heat Zone 4 (°C) | 200 | 185 |
Screw rotational speed (rpm) | 4.8 | 9.7 |
Cooling fans (%) | 20 | 40 |
Winder rotational speed (rpm) | Automatic | Automatic |
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Vidakis, N.; Petousis, M.; Korlos, A.; Velidakis, E.; Mountakis, N.; Charou, C.; Myftari, A. Strain Rate Sensitivity of Polycarbonate and Thermoplastic Polyurethane for Various 3D Printing Temperatures and Layer Heights. Polymers 2021, 13, 2752. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13162752
Vidakis N, Petousis M, Korlos A, Velidakis E, Mountakis N, Charou C, Myftari A. Strain Rate Sensitivity of Polycarbonate and Thermoplastic Polyurethane for Various 3D Printing Temperatures and Layer Heights. Polymers. 2021; 13(16):2752. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13162752
Chicago/Turabian StyleVidakis, Nectarios, Markos Petousis, Apostolos Korlos, Emmanouil Velidakis, Nikolaos Mountakis, Chrisa Charou, and Adrian Myftari. 2021. "Strain Rate Sensitivity of Polycarbonate and Thermoplastic Polyurethane for Various 3D Printing Temperatures and Layer Heights" Polymers 13, no. 16: 2752. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13162752