Additive manufacturing / 3D-printing

3B4_0157_ BIO-MATERIAL POLYLACTIC ACID/POLY(BUTYLENE ADIPATE-CO-TEREPHTHALATE) BLEND DEVELOPMENT FOR EXTRUSION-BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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Abstract

Bio-material polylactic acid and poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) were blended to achieve increased ductility of the blend. Cloisite was added to improve the stiffness of the blend. The blends were made into filament suitable for extrusion-based additive manufacturing. Melt flow index of the filament and mechanical properties of the printed bars were tested. Preliminary results showed that the melt flow index increases significantly with cloisite and the modulus of polylactic acid/poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) improved slightly. The notched impact strength of the blend increased with increasing content of cloisite, and it increased significantly after annealing, especially for blends without cloisite.

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How to Cite: Wang, S. , Daelemans, L. , Fiorio, R. , Xia, H. , Zhang, J. , Gou, M. , D'hooge, D. , De Clerck, K. & Cardon, L. (2019) “3B4_0157_ BIO-MATERIAL POLYLACTIC ACID/POLY(BUTYLENE ADIPATE-CO-TEREPHTHALATE) BLEND DEVELOPMENT FOR EXTRUSION-BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING”, Proceedings of the 19th World Textile Conference - Autex 2019.(0). doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/autex.63866