The effect of shear-induced fiber alignment on viscosity for 3D printing of reinforced polymers

Dylan Hoskins, Christine Ajinjeru, Vlastimil Kunc, John Lindahl, Daniel Moreno Nieto, Chad Duty

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Abstract

Material printed with large scale additive manufacturing systems such as the Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) system experience a wide range of shear rates during the extrusion process. The shear rate can vary over five orders of magnitude as the material passes through the single screw extruder and is deposited onto previous layers. When fiber reinforced materials are deposited, the fibers can become highly aligned in the direction of flow due to the high shear stresses experienced as the material passes through the nozzle. Therefore, accurate analysis of the viscoelastic response of a polymer during extrusion should replicate these conditions as closely as possible. This study evaluates the effect of a pre-conditioning shear strain on the extrusion viscosity of carbon fiber reinforced acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS).

Original languageEnglish
Pages1102-1111
Number of pages10
StatePublished - 2020
Event29th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference, SFF 2018 - Austin, United States
Duration: Aug 13 2018Aug 15 2018

Conference

Conference29th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference, SFF 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin
Period08/13/1808/15/18

Funding

Research 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.

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of Energy
Advanced Manufacturing OfficeDE-AC05-00OR22725
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

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