High Performance Polycarbonate Nanocomposites Mechanically Boosted with Titanium Carbide in Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing
Herein, a polycarbonate (PC) polymer is melt extruded together with titanium carbide (TiC) nano powder for the development of advanced nanocomposite materials in material extrusion (MEX) 3D printing. Raw material for the 3D printing process was prepared in filament form with a thermomechanical extru...
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| author | Nectarios Vidakis Markos Petousis Sotirios Grammatikos Vassilis Papadakis Apostolos Korlos Nikolaos Mountakis |
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| description | Herein, a polycarbonate (PC) polymer is melt extruded together with titanium carbide (TiC) nano powder for the development of advanced nanocomposite materials in material extrusion (MEX) 3D printing. Raw material for the 3D printing process was prepared in filament form with a thermomechanical extrusion process and specimens were built to be tested according to international standards. A thorough mechanical characterization testing course (tensile, flexural, impact, microhardness, and dynamic mechanical analysis-DMA) was conducted on the 3D printed specimens. The effect of the ceramic filler loading was also investigated. The nanocomposites’ thermal and stoichiometric properties were investigated with thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and Raman respectively. The specimens’ 3D printing morphology, quality, and fracture mechanism were investigated with atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) respectively. The results depicted that the addition of the filler decidedly enhances the mechanical response of the virgin polymer, without compromising properties such as its processability or its thermal stability. The highest improvement of 41.9% was reported for the 2 wt.% filler loading, making the nanocomposite suitable for applications requiring a high mechanical response in 3D printing, in which the matrix material cannot meet the design requirements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a0250de3b5584852a8b84953b8ed199e2023-11-30T23:43:57ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912022-03-01127106810.3390/nano12071068High Performance Polycarbonate Nanocomposites Mechanically Boosted with Titanium Carbide in Material Extrusion Additive ManufacturingNectarios Vidakis0Markos Petousis1Sotirios Grammatikos2Vassilis Papadakis3Apostolos Korlos4Nikolaos Mountakis5Mechanical Engineering Department, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Estavromenos, 71410 Heraklion, GreeceMechanical Engineering Department, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Estavromenos, 71410 Heraklion, GreeceGroup of Sustainable Composites, Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2815 Gjovik, NorwayInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology—Hellas, 71110 Heraklion, GreeceDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Management, International Hellenic University, 14th km Thessaloniki-N. Moudania, Thermi, 57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceMechanical Engineering Department, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Estavromenos, 71410 Heraklion, GreeceHerein, a polycarbonate (PC) polymer is melt extruded together with titanium carbide (TiC) nano powder for the development of advanced nanocomposite materials in material extrusion (MEX) 3D printing. Raw material for the 3D printing process was prepared in filament form with a thermomechanical extrusion process and specimens were built to be tested according to international standards. A thorough mechanical characterization testing course (tensile, flexural, impact, microhardness, and dynamic mechanical analysis-DMA) was conducted on the 3D printed specimens. The effect of the ceramic filler loading was also investigated. The nanocomposites’ thermal and stoichiometric properties were investigated with thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and Raman respectively. The specimens’ 3D printing morphology, quality, and fracture mechanism were investigated with atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) respectively. The results depicted that the addition of the filler decidedly enhances the mechanical response of the virgin polymer, without compromising properties such as its processability or its thermal stability. The highest improvement of 41.9% was reported for the 2 wt.% filler loading, making the nanocomposite suitable for applications requiring a high mechanical response in 3D printing, in which the matrix material cannot meet the design requirements.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/7/1068three-dimensional (3D) printingadditive manufacturingnanocompositespolycarbonate (PC)titanium carbide (TiC)fused filament fabrication (FFF) |
| spellingShingle | Nectarios Vidakis Markos Petousis Sotirios Grammatikos Vassilis Papadakis Apostolos Korlos Nikolaos Mountakis High Performance Polycarbonate Nanocomposites Mechanically Boosted with Titanium Carbide in Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing Nanomaterials three-dimensional (3D) printing additive manufacturing nanocomposites polycarbonate (PC) titanium carbide (TiC) fused filament fabrication (FFF) |
| title | High Performance Polycarbonate Nanocomposites Mechanically Boosted with Titanium Carbide in Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing |
| title_full | High Performance Polycarbonate Nanocomposites Mechanically Boosted with Titanium Carbide in Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing |
| title_fullStr | High Performance Polycarbonate Nanocomposites Mechanically Boosted with Titanium Carbide in Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing |
| title_full_unstemmed | High Performance Polycarbonate Nanocomposites Mechanically Boosted with Titanium Carbide in Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing |
| title_short | High Performance Polycarbonate Nanocomposites Mechanically Boosted with Titanium Carbide in Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing |
| title_sort | high performance polycarbonate nanocomposites mechanically boosted with titanium carbide in material extrusion additive manufacturing |
| topic | three-dimensional (3D) printing additive manufacturing nanocomposites polycarbonate (PC) titanium carbide (TiC) fused filament fabrication (FFF) |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/7/1068 |
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