The Impact of 3D Printing Process Parameters on the Dielectric Properties of High Permittivity Composites
Fused filament fabrication (FFF) is a well-known and greatly accessible additive manufacturing technology, that has found great use in the prototyping and manufacture of radiofrequency componentry, by using a range of composite thermoplastic materials that possess superior properties, when compared...
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| author | Athanasios Goulas Shiyu Zhang Darren A. Cadman Jan Järveläinen Ville Mylläri Will G. Whittow John (Yiannis) C. Vardaxoglou Daniel S. Engstrøm |
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| description | Fused filament fabrication (FFF) is a well-known and greatly accessible additive manufacturing technology, that has found great use in the prototyping and manufacture of radiofrequency componentry, by using a range of composite thermoplastic materials that possess superior properties, when compared to standard materials for 3D printing. However, due to their nature and synthesis, they are often a great challenge to print successfully which in turn affects their microwave properties. Hence, determining the optimum printing strategy and settings is important to advance this area. The manufacturing study presented in this paper shows the impact of the main process parameters: printing speed, hatch spacing, layer height and material infill, during 3D printing on the relative permittivity (<i>ε<sub>r</sub></i>), and loss tangent (<i>tanδ</i>) of the resultant additively manufactured test samples. A combination of process parameters arising from this study, allowed successful 3D printing of test samples, that marked a relative permittivity of 9.06 ± 0.09 and dielectric loss of 0.032 ± 0.003. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b80411f9ddd343bea375f61d71cc9ce92022-12-22T01:26:31ZengMDPI AGDesigns2411-96602019-11-01345010.3390/designs3040050designs3040050The Impact of 3D Printing Process Parameters on the Dielectric Properties of High Permittivity CompositesAthanasios Goulas0Shiyu Zhang1Darren A. Cadman2Jan Järveläinen3Ville Mylläri4Will G. Whittow5John (Yiannis) C. Vardaxoglou6Daniel S. Engstrøm7Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical & Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UKWolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical & Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UKWolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical & Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UKPremix Oy, P.O. Box 12, FI-05201 Rajamäki, FinlandPremix Oy, P.O. Box 12, FI-05201 Rajamäki, FinlandWolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical & Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UKWolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical & Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UKWolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical & Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UKFused filament fabrication (FFF) is a well-known and greatly accessible additive manufacturing technology, that has found great use in the prototyping and manufacture of radiofrequency componentry, by using a range of composite thermoplastic materials that possess superior properties, when compared to standard materials for 3D printing. However, due to their nature and synthesis, they are often a great challenge to print successfully which in turn affects their microwave properties. Hence, determining the optimum printing strategy and settings is important to advance this area. The manufacturing study presented in this paper shows the impact of the main process parameters: printing speed, hatch spacing, layer height and material infill, during 3D printing on the relative permittivity (<i>ε<sub>r</sub></i>), and loss tangent (<i>tanδ</i>) of the resultant additively manufactured test samples. A combination of process parameters arising from this study, allowed successful 3D printing of test samples, that marked a relative permittivity of 9.06 ± 0.09 and dielectric loss of 0.032 ± 0.003.https://www.mdpi.com/2411-9660/3/4/503d printingartificial dielectricsmaterials |
| spellingShingle | Athanasios Goulas Shiyu Zhang Darren A. Cadman Jan Järveläinen Ville Mylläri Will G. Whittow John (Yiannis) C. Vardaxoglou Daniel S. Engstrøm The Impact of 3D Printing Process Parameters on the Dielectric Properties of High Permittivity Composites Designs 3d printing artificial dielectrics materials |
| title | The Impact of 3D Printing Process Parameters on the Dielectric Properties of High Permittivity Composites |
| title_full | The Impact of 3D Printing Process Parameters on the Dielectric Properties of High Permittivity Composites |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of 3D Printing Process Parameters on the Dielectric Properties of High Permittivity Composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of 3D Printing Process Parameters on the Dielectric Properties of High Permittivity Composites |
| title_short | The Impact of 3D Printing Process Parameters on the Dielectric Properties of High Permittivity Composites |
| title_sort | impact of 3d printing process parameters on the dielectric properties of high permittivity composites |
| topic | 3d printing artificial dielectrics materials |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2411-9660/3/4/50 |
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