Towards optimized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) reinforced polyetherimide (PEI) 3D printed structures: A comparative study on testing standards

Yıldız A., Emanetoglu U., Yenigun E. O., Cebeci H.

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, cilt.296, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 296
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.115853
  • Dergi Adı: COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Communication Abstracts, INSPEC, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Carbon nanotubes, PEI nanocomposite, Additive manufacturing, Mechanical properties and standards, Multifunctionality, MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION, POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, BEHAVIOR, CONDUCTIVITY, PERFORMANCE, PERCOLATION, STRENGTH, COMPOSITES, PARTS, STATE
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Tailoring the properties of high-performance polymers through reinforcing will bring multifunctionality and expand their use in additive manufacturing (AM). However, machine and material-based challenges exist, eventually resulting in low-quality end products. When expensive polymers are considered, it is still challenging to tailor their properties and print them for high-quality multifunctional structures. Here, polymer composites of polyetherimide (PEI) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with varying CNT weight fractions are produced in filament form by melt-processing. Neat PEI, 1 wt% and 3 wt% CNTs/PEI are additively manufactured in two different raster orientations (Rectilinear and Concentric), and two most proposed testing geometries, ASTM D638 and D3039. Through effective melt-processing, CNTs-reinforced PEI filaments were achieved, printing parameters and testing protocols were discussed. As a result, ASTM D3039 showed superior coherence with filaments' mechanical properties. Moreover, based on failure modes, ASTM D3039 provided better compatibility to AM, owing to its simple rectangular form yielding well-adhered layers.