Cargando…
Methods of Preparation and Performance Evaluation of ABS/Mineral Microsphere Composites Produced through FDM and Compression Molding
The use of amorphous microspheres as filler in composites is promising due to their light weight, low cost, incombustibility, and the ability to alter relevant properties of the final composite. Contrary to glass spheres, perlite microspheres are much cheaper and can be tailor-made to facilitate pur...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
MDPI
2022
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9316466/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35888487 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15145021 |
_version_ | 1784754819499556864 |
---|---|
author | Angelopoulos, Panagiotis M. Vrithias, Nikolaos Rafael Viskadourakis, Zacharias Tsakiridis, Petros Vasilopoulos, Konstantinos C. Peppas, Antonis Asimakopoulos, Georgios Spyrou, Anastasia V. Karakassides, Michael A. Taxiarchou, Maria Kenanakis, George |
author_facet | Angelopoulos, Panagiotis M. Vrithias, Nikolaos Rafael Viskadourakis, Zacharias Tsakiridis, Petros Vasilopoulos, Konstantinos C. Peppas, Antonis Asimakopoulos, Georgios Spyrou, Anastasia V. Karakassides, Michael A. Taxiarchou, Maria Kenanakis, George |
author_sort | Angelopoulos, Panagiotis M. |
collection | PubMed |
description | The use of amorphous microspheres as filler in composites is promising due to their light weight, low cost, incombustibility, and the ability to alter relevant properties of the final composite. Contrary to glass spheres, perlite microspheres are much cheaper and can be tailor-made to facilitate purpose-oriented alteration of the final composite. We report the use of perlite microspheres for the preparation of: (1) composites, through a compression molding (hot pressing) technique; and (2) composite filaments, in a single screw extruder, as well as their use for sample printing through Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). Proper characterization of the produced composites allows for their evaluation in terms of physical, thermal, and mechanical properties and with regards to the manufacturing technique, the filler fraction, and size. Composite samples of acceptable quality in terms of filler survival and dispersion as well as mechanical properties were produced through compression molding using fine expanded perlite microspheres (<90 μm) up to an infill ratio of 40 vol.%. Fine fillers (<90 μm) performed well in FDM, allowing printing of composite dogbone samples with a higher Young’s modulus and elongation and similar ultimate tensile strength compared to benchmark, up to an infill ratio of 20 vol.%. Composite samples present a slightly lower burning rate compared to those produced solely by ABS. Perlite microspheres present good workability in both applications, possessing satisfactory performance as filler in the composites, and can thus be assumed a promising multifunctional filler for various thermoplastics considering their low price, environmental impact, and fire rating. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-9316466 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2022 |
publisher | MDPI |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-93164662022-07-27 Methods of Preparation and Performance Evaluation of ABS/Mineral Microsphere Composites Produced through FDM and Compression Molding Angelopoulos, Panagiotis M. Vrithias, Nikolaos Rafael Viskadourakis, Zacharias Tsakiridis, Petros Vasilopoulos, Konstantinos C. Peppas, Antonis Asimakopoulos, Georgios Spyrou, Anastasia V. Karakassides, Michael A. Taxiarchou, Maria Kenanakis, George Materials (Basel) Article The use of amorphous microspheres as filler in composites is promising due to their light weight, low cost, incombustibility, and the ability to alter relevant properties of the final composite. Contrary to glass spheres, perlite microspheres are much cheaper and can be tailor-made to facilitate purpose-oriented alteration of the final composite. We report the use of perlite microspheres for the preparation of: (1) composites, through a compression molding (hot pressing) technique; and (2) composite filaments, in a single screw extruder, as well as their use for sample printing through Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). Proper characterization of the produced composites allows for their evaluation in terms of physical, thermal, and mechanical properties and with regards to the manufacturing technique, the filler fraction, and size. Composite samples of acceptable quality in terms of filler survival and dispersion as well as mechanical properties were produced through compression molding using fine expanded perlite microspheres (<90 μm) up to an infill ratio of 40 vol.%. Fine fillers (<90 μm) performed well in FDM, allowing printing of composite dogbone samples with a higher Young’s modulus and elongation and similar ultimate tensile strength compared to benchmark, up to an infill ratio of 20 vol.%. Composite samples present a slightly lower burning rate compared to those produced solely by ABS. Perlite microspheres present good workability in both applications, possessing satisfactory performance as filler in the composites, and can thus be assumed a promising multifunctional filler for various thermoplastics considering their low price, environmental impact, and fire rating. MDPI 2022-07-19 /pmc/articles/PMC9316466/ /pubmed/35888487 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15145021 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Angelopoulos, Panagiotis M. Vrithias, Nikolaos Rafael Viskadourakis, Zacharias Tsakiridis, Petros Vasilopoulos, Konstantinos C. Peppas, Antonis Asimakopoulos, Georgios Spyrou, Anastasia V. Karakassides, Michael A. Taxiarchou, Maria Kenanakis, George Methods of Preparation and Performance Evaluation of ABS/Mineral Microsphere Composites Produced through FDM and Compression Molding |
title | Methods of Preparation and Performance Evaluation of ABS/Mineral Microsphere Composites Produced through FDM and Compression Molding |
title_full | Methods of Preparation and Performance Evaluation of ABS/Mineral Microsphere Composites Produced through FDM and Compression Molding |
title_fullStr | Methods of Preparation and Performance Evaluation of ABS/Mineral Microsphere Composites Produced through FDM and Compression Molding |
title_full_unstemmed | Methods of Preparation and Performance Evaluation of ABS/Mineral Microsphere Composites Produced through FDM and Compression Molding |
title_short | Methods of Preparation and Performance Evaluation of ABS/Mineral Microsphere Composites Produced through FDM and Compression Molding |
title_sort | methods of preparation and performance evaluation of abs/mineral microsphere composites produced through fdm and compression molding |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9316466/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35888487 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15145021 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT angelopoulospanagiotism methodsofpreparationandperformanceevaluationofabsmineralmicrospherecompositesproducedthroughfdmandcompressionmolding AT vrithiasnikolaosrafael methodsofpreparationandperformanceevaluationofabsmineralmicrospherecompositesproducedthroughfdmandcompressionmolding AT viskadourakiszacharias methodsofpreparationandperformanceevaluationofabsmineralmicrospherecompositesproducedthroughfdmandcompressionmolding AT tsakiridispetros methodsofpreparationandperformanceevaluationofabsmineralmicrospherecompositesproducedthroughfdmandcompressionmolding AT vasilopouloskonstantinosc methodsofpreparationandperformanceevaluationofabsmineralmicrospherecompositesproducedthroughfdmandcompressionmolding AT peppasantonis methodsofpreparationandperformanceevaluationofabsmineralmicrospherecompositesproducedthroughfdmandcompressionmolding AT asimakopoulosgeorgios methodsofpreparationandperformanceevaluationofabsmineralmicrospherecompositesproducedthroughfdmandcompressionmolding AT spyrouanastasiav methodsofpreparationandperformanceevaluationofabsmineralmicrospherecompositesproducedthroughfdmandcompressionmolding AT karakassidesmichaela methodsofpreparationandperformanceevaluationofabsmineralmicrospherecompositesproducedthroughfdmandcompressionmolding AT taxiarchoumaria methodsofpreparationandperformanceevaluationofabsmineralmicrospherecompositesproducedthroughfdmandcompressionmolding AT kenanakisgeorge methodsofpreparationandperformanceevaluationofabsmineralmicrospherecompositesproducedthroughfdmandcompressionmolding |