Development of polyamide-6 powders and its effect on the fabrication by selective laser sintering

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Soo Kim ◽  
Young Jin Ahn ◽  
Sung Woo Bae ◽  
Chung-Hwan Kim ◽  
Hyung-Il Kim
Keyword(s):  
Selective Laser Sintering ◽  
Polyamide 6 ◽  
Laser Sintering

scholarly journals Hybrid Approaches for Selective Laser Sintering by Building on Dissimilar Materials

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 5285
Author(s):  
Babette Goetzendorfer ◽  
Thomas Mohr ◽  
Ralf Hellmann
Keyword(s):  
Substrate Surface ◽  
Selective Laser Sintering ◽  
Dissimilar Materials ◽  
Polyamide 6 ◽  
Laser Sintering ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Metallic Substrates ◽  
Polyamide 12 ◽  
Melting Temperatures ◽  
Hybrid Approaches

We introduced a new approach in selective laser sintering for hybrid multicomponent systems by fabricating the sintered polyamide 12 (PA12) part directly onto a similar (PA12) or dissimilar (polyamide 6 (PA6) and tool steel 1.2709) joining partner. Thus, the need for adhesive substances or joining pressure was completely circumvented, leading to the possibility of pure hybrid lightweight bi-polymer or metal–polymer systems. By taking advantage of the heating capabilities of the sinter laser regarding the substrate surface, different exposure strategies circumvented the lack of overlapping melting temperatures of dissimilar polymers. Therefore, even sintering on non-PA12 polymers was made possible. Finally, the transfer on metallic substrates—made up by selective laser melting (SLM)—was successfully performed, closing the gap between two powder-based additive processes, selective laser sintering (SLS) and SLM.

scholarly journals Production and Processing of a Spherical Polybutylene Terephthalate Powder for Laser Sintering

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Kleijnen ◽  
Manfred Schmid ◽  
Konrad Wegener
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Thermal Processing ◽  
Selective Laser Sintering ◽  
Spherical Shape ◽  
Laser Sintering ◽  
Polybutylene Terephthalate ◽  
Powder Production ◽  
Injection Molded ◽  
Continuous Extrusion ◽  
Matrix Powder

This work describes the production of a spherical polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) powder and its processing with selective laser sintering (SLS). The powder was produced via melt emulsification, a continuous extrusion-based process. PBT was melt blended with polyethylene glycol (PEG), creating an emulsion of spherical PBT droplets in a PEG matrix. Powder could be extracted after dissolving the PEG matrix phase in water. The extrusion settings were adjusted to optimize the size and yield of PBT particles. After classification, 79 vol. % of particles fell within a range of 10–100 µm. Owing to its spherical shape, the powder exhibited excellent flowability and packing properties. After powder production, the width of the thermal processing (sintering) window was reduced by 7.6 °C. Processing of the powder on a laser sintering machine was only possible with difficulties. The parts exhibited mechanical properties inferior to injection-molded specimens. The main reason lied in the PBT being prone to thermal degradation and hydrolysis during the powder production process. Melt emulsification in general is a process well suited to produce a large variety of SLS powders with exceptional flowability.

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