scholarly journals 3D-Printed Low-Cost Dielectric-Resonator-Based Ultra-Broadband Microwave Absorber Using Carbon-Loaded Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Polymer

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Ren ◽  
Jia Yin
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Resonator ◽  
Fused Deposition Modeling ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Microwave Measurement ◽  
Angle Of Incidence ◽  
Wide Angle ◽  
Fused Deposition ◽  
Operating Band ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

In this study, an ultra-broadband dielectric-resonator-based absorber for microwave absorption is numerically and experimentally investigated. The designed absorber is made of the carbon-loaded Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) polymer and fabricated using the 3D printing technology based on fused deposition modeling with a quite low cost. Profiting from the fundamental dielectric resonator (DR) mode, the higher order DR mode and the grating mode of the dielectric resonator, the absorber shows an absorptivity higher than 90% over the whole ultra-broad operating band from 3.9 to 12 GHz. The relative bandwidth can reach over 100% and cover the whole C-band (4–8 GHz) and X-band (8–12 GHz). Utilizing the numerical simulation, we have discussed the working principle of the absorber in detail. What is more, the absorption performance under different incident angles is also simulated, and the results indicate that the absorber exhibits a high absorptivity at a wide angle of incidence. The advantages of low cost, ultra-broad operating band and a wide-angle feature make the absorber promising in the areas of microwave measurement, stealth technology and energy harvesting.

Electrical Properties of Additively Manufactured Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposite

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic Thaler ◽  
Nahal Aliheidari ◽  
Amir Ameli
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Fused Deposition Modeling ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Extrusion Process ◽  
Print Quality ◽  
Fused Deposition ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

Additive manufacturing is an emerging method to produce customized parts with functional materials without big investments. As one of the common additive manufacturing methods, fused deposition modeling (FDM) uses thermoplastic-based feedstock. It has been recently adapted to fabricate composite materials too. Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) is the most widely used material as FDM feedstock. However, it is an electrically insulating polymer. Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) on the other hand are highly conductive. They are attractive fillers because of their high aspect ratio, and excellent mechanical and physical properties. Therefore, a nanocomposite of these two materials can give an electrically conductive material that is potentially compatible with FDM printing. This work focuses on the investigation of the relationships between the FDM process parameters and the electrical conductivity of the printed ABS/CNT nanocomposites. Nanocomposite filaments with CNT contents up to 10wt% were produced using a twin-screw extruder followed by 3D printing using FDM method. The starting material was pellets from a masterbatch containing 15 wt% CNT. Compression-molded samples of ABS/CNT were also prepared as the bulk baselines. The effects of CNT content and nozzle size on the through-layer and in-layer electrical conductivity of the printed nanocomposites were analyzed. Overall, a higher percolation threshold was observed in the printed samples, compared to that of the compression-molded counterparts. This resulted in the conductivity of the printed samples that is at least one order of magnitude lower. Moreover, at CNT contents up to 5 wt%, the in-layer conductivity of the printed samples was almost two orders of magnitudes higher than that in the through-layer direction. In ABS/3 wt% CNT samples, the through-layer conductivity continuously decreased as the nozzle diameter was decreased from 0.8 mm to 0.35 mm. These variations in the electrical conductivity were explained in terms of the CNT alignment, caused by the extrusion process during the print, quality of interlayer bonding during deposition, and the voids created due to the discrete nature of the printing process.

Investigation of Recycled Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene for Additive Manufacturing

2020 ◽  
pp. 130-154
Author(s):  
Shajahan Bin Maidin ◽  
Zulkeflee Abdullah ◽  
Ting Kung Hieng
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Test Specimen ◽  
Fused Deposition Modeling ◽  
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Travel Speed ◽  
Fused Deposition ◽  
Deposition Modeling ◽  
Printing Processes ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

One of the disadvantages of fused deposition modeling (FDM) is waste produced during the printing processes. This investigation focuses on using 100% recycled Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) for the FDM process. The recycling begins with re-granule the waste ABS material and produces it into a new filament. The new recycled filament was used to print the test specimen. Investigation on the mechanical properties and the surface quality of the test specimen and comparison with standard ABS specimen was done. The result shows that the recycled ABS can be produced into filament with 335°C of extrusion temperature and 1.5 mm/s travel speed of the extruder conveyor. The surface roughness of recycled specimen is 6.94% higher than the standard ABS specimen. For ultimate tensile strength, there is a small difference in X and Y orientation between the standard and the recycled ABS specimen which are 22.93% and 19.98%, respectively. However, in Z orientation, it is 52.33% lower. This investigation proves that ABS can be recycled without significantly affecting its mechanical properties.

Fractographic analysis of tensile failure of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene fabricated by fused deposition modeling

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 49-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaret C. Riddick ◽  
Mulugeta A. Haile ◽  
Ray Von Wahlde ◽  
Daniel P. Cole ◽  
Oluwakayode Bamiduro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fused Deposition Modeling ◽  
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Tensile Failure ◽  
Fractographic Analysis ◽  
Fused Deposition ◽  
Deposition Modeling ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

Tensile Strength and Flexural Strength Testing of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Materials for Biomimetic Robotic Applications

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 11-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tran Linh Khuong ◽  
Zhao Gang ◽  
Muhammad Farid ◽  
Rao Yu ◽  
Zhuang Zhi Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
3D Printing ◽  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Fused Deposition Modeling ◽  
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Printing Technology ◽  
3D Printing Technology ◽  
Fused Deposition ◽  
Deposition Modeling ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

Biomimetic robots borrow their structure, senses and behavior from animals, such as humans or insects, and plants. Biomimetic design is design ofa machine, a robot or a system in engineeringdomain thatmimics operational and/orbehavioral model of a biological system in nature. 3D printing technology has another name as rapid prototyping technology. Currently it is being developed fastly and widely and is applied in many fields like the jewelry, footwear, industrial design, architecture, engineering and construction, automotive, aerospace, dental and medical industry, education, geographic information system, civil engineering, guns. 3D printing technology is able to manufacture complicated, sophisticated details that the traditional processing method cannot manufacture. Therefore, 3D printing technology can be seen as an effective tool in biomimetic, which can accurately simulate most of the biological structure. Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is a technology of the typical rapid prototyping. The main content of the article is the focusing on tensile strength test of the ABS-Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene material after using Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) technology, concretization after it’s printed by UP2! 3D printer. The article focuses on two basic features which are Tensile Strength and Determination of flexural properties.

scholarly journals Biomaterials: Polylactic Acid and 3D Printing Processes for Orthosis and Prosthesis

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roxana Miclaus ◽  
Angela Repanovici ◽  
Nadinne Roman
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Polylactic Acid ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Fused Deposition Modeling ◽  
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Fused Deposition ◽  
The Past ◽  
Deposition Modeling ◽  
Printing Processes ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

Since the development of 3D printing, over the past decades, the domain of application has evolved significantly! Concerning the orthosis and prosthesis manufacturing, the 3D printing offers many possibilities for developing new medical devices for people with disabilities. Our paper wish to synthetize the main 3D printing methods and the biomaterial properties which can be used in orthosis and prosthesis manufacturing, like polylactic acid or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. Fused Deposition Modeling and Stereo lithography are most used for medical devices manufacturing and usually using polylactic acid, considering the properties of this polymer and de organic componence.

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