Investigation of Low-Cost FDM-Printed Polymers for Elevated-Temperature Applications
While fused deposition modeling (FDM) and other relatively inexpensive 3D printing methods are nowadays used in many applications, the possible areas of using FDM-printed objects are still limited due to mechanical and thermal constraints. Applications for space, e.g., for microsatellites, are restr...
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| author | Jan Lukas Storck Guido Ehrmann Uwe Güth Jana Uthoff Sarah Vanessa Homburg Tomasz Blachowicz Andrea Ehrmann |
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| description | While fused deposition modeling (FDM) and other relatively inexpensive 3D printing methods are nowadays used in many applications, the possible areas of using FDM-printed objects are still limited due to mechanical and thermal constraints. Applications for space, e.g., for microsatellites, are restricted by the usually insufficient heat resistance of the typical FDM printing materials. Printing high-temperature polymers, on the other hand, necessitates special FDM printers, which are not always available. Here, we show investigations of common polymers, processible on low-cost FDM printers, under elevated temperatures of up to 160 °C for single treatments. The polymers with the highest dimensional stability and mechanical properties after different temperature treatments were periodically heat-treated between -40 °C and +80 °C in cycles of 90 min, similar to the temperature cycles a microsatellite in the low Earth orbit (LEO) experiences. While none of the materials under investigation fully maintains its dimensions and mechanical properties, filled poly(lactic acid) (PLA) filaments were found most suitable for applications under these thermal conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d5000278ec74e4db53db40c34b7b3df2023-12-03T12:07:41ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602022-07-011414282610.3390/polym14142826Investigation of Low-Cost FDM-Printed Polymers for Elevated-Temperature ApplicationsJan Lukas Storck0Guido Ehrmann1Uwe Güth2Jana Uthoff3Sarah Vanessa Homburg4Tomasz Blachowicz5Andrea Ehrmann6Faculty of Engineering and Mathematics, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, 33619 Bielefeld, GermanyVirtual Institute of Applied Research on Advanced Materials (VIARAM)Department of Physical and Biophysical Chemistry (PC III), Faculty of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, GermanyFaculty of Engineering and Mathematics, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, 33619 Bielefeld, GermanyFaculty of Engineering and Mathematics, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, 33619 Bielefeld, GermanyInstitute of Physics—Center for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandFaculty of Engineering and Mathematics, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, 33619 Bielefeld, GermanyWhile fused deposition modeling (FDM) and other relatively inexpensive 3D printing methods are nowadays used in many applications, the possible areas of using FDM-printed objects are still limited due to mechanical and thermal constraints. Applications for space, e.g., for microsatellites, are restricted by the usually insufficient heat resistance of the typical FDM printing materials. Printing high-temperature polymers, on the other hand, necessitates special FDM printers, which are not always available. Here, we show investigations of common polymers, processible on low-cost FDM printers, under elevated temperatures of up to 160 °C for single treatments. The polymers with the highest dimensional stability and mechanical properties after different temperature treatments were periodically heat-treated between -40 °C and +80 °C in cycles of 90 min, similar to the temperature cycles a microsatellite in the low Earth orbit (LEO) experiences. While none of the materials under investigation fully maintains its dimensions and mechanical properties, filled poly(lactic acid) (PLA) filaments were found most suitable for applications under these thermal conditions.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/14/2826additive manufacturingpolymersspacemicrosatellitesthermal stabilitydimensions |
| spellingShingle | Jan Lukas Storck Guido Ehrmann Uwe Güth Jana Uthoff Sarah Vanessa Homburg Tomasz Blachowicz Andrea Ehrmann Investigation of Low-Cost FDM-Printed Polymers for Elevated-Temperature Applications Polymers additive manufacturing polymers space microsatellites thermal stability dimensions |
| title | Investigation of Low-Cost FDM-Printed Polymers for Elevated-Temperature Applications |
| title_full | Investigation of Low-Cost FDM-Printed Polymers for Elevated-Temperature Applications |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of Low-Cost FDM-Printed Polymers for Elevated-Temperature Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of Low-Cost FDM-Printed Polymers for Elevated-Temperature Applications |
| title_short | Investigation of Low-Cost FDM-Printed Polymers for Elevated-Temperature Applications |
| title_sort | investigation of low cost fdm printed polymers for elevated temperature applications |
| topic | additive manufacturing polymers space microsatellites thermal stability dimensions |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/14/2826 |
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