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Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing of High Temperature Polyetherimide (PEI)–Based Polymer Systems for Lightweight Aerospace Applications
Rapid innovations in 3-D printing technology have created a demand for multifunctional composites. Advanced polymers like amorphous thermoplastic polyetherimide (PEI) can create robust, lightweight, and efficient structures while providing high-temperature stability. This work manufactured ULTEM, a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9920440/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36771862 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15030561 |
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author | Vakharia, Ved S. Leonard, Hunter Singh, Mrityunjay Halbig, Michael C. |
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description | Rapid innovations in 3-D printing technology have created a demand for multifunctional composites. Advanced polymers like amorphous thermoplastic polyetherimide (PEI) can create robust, lightweight, and efficient structures while providing high-temperature stability. This work manufactured ULTEM, a PEI-based polymer, and carbon-fiber-infused ULTEM multi-material composites with varying layering patterns (e.g., AAABBB vs. ABABAB) using fused filament fabrication (FFF). The microstructure of fractured surfaces and polished cross-sections determined that the print quality of layers printed closer to the heated bed was higher than layers closer to the top surface, primarily due to the thermal insulating properties of the material itself. Mechanical properties of the multi-material parts were between those of the single-material parts: an ultimate tensile strength and elastic modulus of 59 MPa and 3.005 GPa, respectively. Multi-material parts from the same filaments but with different layering patterns showed different mechanical responses. Prints were of higher quality and demonstrated a higher elastic modulus (3.080 GPa) when consecutive layers were printed from the same filament (AAABBB) versus parts with printed layers of alternating filaments (ABABAB), which showed a higher ultimate strength (62.04 MPa). These results demonstrate the potential for creatively designing multi-material printed parts that may enhance mechanical properties. |
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spelling | pubmed-99204402023-02-12 Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing of High Temperature Polyetherimide (PEI)–Based Polymer Systems for Lightweight Aerospace Applications Vakharia, Ved S. Leonard, Hunter Singh, Mrityunjay Halbig, Michael C. Polymers (Basel) Article Rapid innovations in 3-D printing technology have created a demand for multifunctional composites. Advanced polymers like amorphous thermoplastic polyetherimide (PEI) can create robust, lightweight, and efficient structures while providing high-temperature stability. This work manufactured ULTEM, a PEI-based polymer, and carbon-fiber-infused ULTEM multi-material composites with varying layering patterns (e.g., AAABBB vs. ABABAB) using fused filament fabrication (FFF). The microstructure of fractured surfaces and polished cross-sections determined that the print quality of layers printed closer to the heated bed was higher than layers closer to the top surface, primarily due to the thermal insulating properties of the material itself. Mechanical properties of the multi-material parts were between those of the single-material parts: an ultimate tensile strength and elastic modulus of 59 MPa and 3.005 GPa, respectively. Multi-material parts from the same filaments but with different layering patterns showed different mechanical responses. Prints were of higher quality and demonstrated a higher elastic modulus (3.080 GPa) when consecutive layers were printed from the same filament (AAABBB) versus parts with printed layers of alternating filaments (ABABAB), which showed a higher ultimate strength (62.04 MPa). These results demonstrate the potential for creatively designing multi-material printed parts that may enhance mechanical properties. MDPI 2023-01-21 /pmc/articles/PMC9920440/ /pubmed/36771862 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15030561 Text en © 2023 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 Vakharia, Ved S. Leonard, Hunter Singh, Mrityunjay Halbig, Michael C. Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing of High Temperature Polyetherimide (PEI)–Based Polymer Systems for Lightweight Aerospace Applications |
title | Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing of High Temperature Polyetherimide (PEI)–Based Polymer Systems for Lightweight Aerospace Applications |
title_full | Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing of High Temperature Polyetherimide (PEI)–Based Polymer Systems for Lightweight Aerospace Applications |
title_fullStr | Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing of High Temperature Polyetherimide (PEI)–Based Polymer Systems for Lightweight Aerospace Applications |
title_full_unstemmed | Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing of High Temperature Polyetherimide (PEI)–Based Polymer Systems for Lightweight Aerospace Applications |
title_short | Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing of High Temperature Polyetherimide (PEI)–Based Polymer Systems for Lightweight Aerospace Applications |
title_sort | multi-material additive manufacturing of high temperature polyetherimide (pei)–based polymer systems for lightweight aerospace applications |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9920440/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36771862 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15030561 |
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