Low cost reactive polymers for large scale additive manufacturing

Vlastimil Kunc, John Lindahl, Allen Lee, Michael Mathews, Brian Post, Lonnie Love, Peng Liu, Vidya Kishore, Steve Voeks, Ahmed Arabi Hassen

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Abstract

Development of reactive polymeric materials for large scale Extrusion Deposition Additive Manufacturing (EDAM) is discussed in this article, along with preliminary test results supporting the benefits of using reactive chemistries in EDAM. The benefits include chemical reaction across bead interface, increased flexibility of toolpath planning, and reduced limitations on part size compared to thermoplastic EDAM. Practical challenges with printing tall structures and addressing health and safety concerns are also addressed.

Original languageEnglish
StatePublished - 2018
Event5th Annual Composites and Advanced Materials Expo, CAMX 2018 - Dallas, United States
Duration: Oct 15 2018Oct 18 2018

Conference

Conference5th Annual Composites and Advanced Materials Expo, CAMX 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDallas
Period10/15/1810/18/18

Funding

Research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Industrial Technologies Program, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with UT-Battelle, LLC. This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy. The United States Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the United States Government retains a non-exclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, world-wide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for United States Government purposes. The Department of Energy will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan). CAMX Conference Proceedings. Dallas, TX, October 15-18, 2018. CAMX – The Composites and Advanced

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Industrial Technologies ProgramDE-AC05-00OR22725

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