Abstract
To develop new materials for extrusion additive manufacturing (AM) systems, a fundamental understanding of rheological properties is essential to correlate the effect of processing on material structure and its properties. In this work, the rheological properties of five different grades of neat and carbon fiber (CF)-reinforced poly(ether ketone ketone) are reported. Rheological properties are essential to understand the effect of reinforcing fibers and AM process parameters such as time, temperature, environment, and shear rate on flow behavior during processing. Small-amplitude oscillatory shear tests and steady shear tests indicated neat grades to exhibit less increase in viscosity over time when processed in air than the CF-filled grades. The filled grades showed greater shear thinning and lower sensitivity to temperature. Overall, this rheological analysis provides a broad framework for determining appropriate processing conditions for extrusion deposition AM of such high-temperature polymer systems.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1066-1075 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Polymer Engineering and Science |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2020 |
Funding
This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Advanced Manufacturing Office, under contract DE-AC05- 00OR22725 with UT-Battelle, LLC. The authors gratefully acknowledge Arkema Inc. for providing the materials used in this study and thank Dr. Mark Aubart, Dr. David Liu, and Mr. Timothy Spahr for their inputs for this research work. This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Advanced Manufacturing Office, under contract DE‐AC05‐ 00OR22725 with UT‐Battelle, LLC. The authors gratefully acknowledge Arkema Inc. for providing the materials used in this study and thank Dr. Mark Aubart, Dr. David Liu, and Mr. Timothy Spahr for their inputs for this research work.
Funders | Funder number |
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Arkema Inc. | |
National Science Foundation | 1841507 |
U.S. Department of Energy | |
Advanced Manufacturing Office | DE‐AC05‐ 00OR22725 |
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |