KMS Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, CAS
Direct relationship between crystalline structure and part deformation of polypropylene copolymer parts fabricated by material extrusion additive manufacturing | |
Ju, Weilong1,2; Gao, Xia3; Su, Yunlan1,2; Luo, Faliang4; Wang, Dujin1,2 | |
2023-08-07 | |
摘要 | The high crystallinity and fast crystallization rate of polypropylene (PP) often result in severe warpage of final parts prepared by means of material extrusion additive manufacturing (MEAM). In this work, the effect of bed temperature (T-b) and nozzle temperature (T-n) on the dimensional accuracy and mechanical property of MEAM-printed PP copolymer parts was investigated. It is found that raising T-b and T-n could significantly reduce the warpage of PP parts by regulating the crystallization behavior of PP. Specially, the amount of & gamma;-crystal grows obviously while the total crystallinity remains unchanged, as T-b or T-n increases. Moreover, the more the content of & gamma;-crystal, the lower the warpage height of PP samples is. Hence, a close correlation between the content of & gamma;-crystal and part deformation of MEAM-printed PP parts is successfully established. This is mainly related to the large rigidity of & gamma;-crystal, which significantly reduces the volume shrinkage of PP during MEAM process. Besides, the raise of T-b or T-n also enhances the tensile strength, modulus and the elongation at break of PP parts. This wok provides an effective and convenient method for the manufacture of PP parts with good dimensional accuracy and excellent mechanical properties by means of MEAM techniques. |
关键词 | material extrusion additive manufacturing mechanical property polypropylene copolymer warpage |
DOI | 10.1002/pol.20230365 |
发表期刊 | JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE |
ISSN | 2642-4150 |
页码 | 12 |
通讯作者 | Gao, Xia(gaoxia@cigit.ac.cn) ; Su, Yunlan(ylsu@iccas.ac.cn) |
收录类别 | SCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:001041989400001 |
语种 | 英语 |