Research on Powder Spreading Property Improvement of Wood-Plastic Composite SLS Rapid Prototyping Process

2010 ◽  
Vol 26-28 ◽  
pp. 616-619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Liang Zeng ◽  
Yan Ling Guo ◽  
Kai Yi Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Wood Fiber ◽  
Laser Sintering ◽  
Wood Plastic Composite ◽  
Wood Fibers ◽  
Plastic Composite ◽  
Rp Process ◽  
Spreading Property

In this paper, powder spreading property in Wood-Plastic Composite(WPC) Selective Laser Sintering(SLS) rapid prototyping(RP) process is studied. WPC is more suitable for make parts by SLS according to its advantages, such as low-cost and green biological etc.. But as wood power is mainly composed of wood fiber and wood fibers have irregular shapes, easy to aggregate and block power spreading process, spreading powder uniformly on bed by leveling roller is difficult, resulting in bad shape quality of parts. In order to further improve powder spreading property of RP process, with optimal design of components, viscosity reducer calcium is added into WPC. Finally, as result of better powder spreading property, shape quality of the parts made by WPC is improved greatly and have good as well as with good laser sintering properties.

Research on Surface Quality Enhancement of Wood-Plastic Composite Powder SLS Parts by Post Processing

2010 ◽  
Vol 113-116 ◽  
pp. 508-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Liang Zeng ◽  
Yan Ling Guo
Keyword(s):  
Surface Quality ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Selective Laser Sintering ◽  
Laser Sintering ◽  
Wood Plastic Composite ◽  
Post Processing ◽  
Plastic Composite ◽  
Rp Process ◽  
Sintering Properties

According to its advantages, such as low-cost and green biological etc., Wood-Plastic Composite(WPC) is more suitable for make parts by Selective Laser Sintering(SLS) rapid prototyping (RP) process. With optimal design of components, the parts made by WPC have good mechanical properties as well as with good laser sintering properties. In order to further improve the surface quality of the parts, the post-processing–infiltrating with wax–is introduced. After post-processing, the void fraction is decreased from 51% to 7%, surface quality has been greatly improved, Ra belows 13µm on average, after polishing the surface is more smooth and Ra belows 5µm averagely，compared to those without post processing, surface roughness decrease 22% and 73% respectively.

Study on Mechanical Properties Enhancement of Post Processing WPC Powder Selective Laser Sintering Parts

2010 ◽  
Vol 113-116 ◽  
pp. 1845-1848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Liang Zeng ◽  
Yan Ling Guo ◽  
Zong Sheng Xin ◽  
Kai Yi Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Impact Strength ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Selective Laser Sintering ◽  
Laser Sintering ◽  
Post Processing ◽  
Plastic Composite ◽  
Rp Process

In this paper, Wood-Plastic Composite(WPC) is successfully developed to make parts by Selective Laser Sintering(SLS) rapid prototyping (RP) process according to its advantages, such as green biological, wood texture and recycled, but the most important advantage is low-cost. With optimal design of components, the parts made by WPC have good mechanical properties as well as with good laser sintering properties. In order to further improve the mechanical properties of the parts, the post-processing–infiltrating with wax–is introduced. Through post-processing, the void fraction is decreased from from 51% to 7%, the mechanical properties are significantly improved, the average tensile strength, bending strength, impact strength are 1.214 MPa, 2.73 MPa and 1.4125 kJ/m2, compared with those without post processing, the tensile strength is 87 times, the bending strength is 4.7 times and impact strength is 2.5 times, respectively.

Cheap and Fast 2-1/2D Rapid Prototyping via Laser Engravers

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. Nye
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Operating Costs ◽  
Planar Geometry ◽  
Small Machine ◽  
Initial Support ◽  
Student Projects ◽  
Simple Assembly

Mechanical Engineering curriculum has been changing to increase the amount of design taught to students. Ideally students would manufacture and test their designs, as this process validates the quality of the design and gives invaluable feedback. Designs may not be constructed, however, where there are limitations on time students have for the building phase, where limited shop facilities are available, or where students don’t have the manufacturing skills necessary. Rapid prototyping machines can mitigate these issues, but their initial, support and consumable costs, along with their low productivity, make them inaccessible for most student projects. Even traditional shop construction of designs is of limited feedback value, since a non-functioning design could be the result of faulty design or of poor quality manufacture. This paper will explore the use of a laser engraver machine as a vehicle for low-cost 2D and 2-1/2D rapid prototyping of mechanical designs. Laser engraver machines have low initial (c.$10–20K) and operating costs. They are capable of cutting 2D parts from materials such as paper matte and illustration boards at cutting rates of one meter per minute or more, allowing high throughput of parts cut. Machines typically attach to computers through a printer driver, so operation is as simple as printing a drawing from CAD software. While individual parts are constrained to planar geometry, simple assembly materials (such as glue and small machine screws) allow designs with moving parts to be constructed and tested.

Effect of press force in tensile strength and surface quality of press formed wood plastic composite products

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sami Matthews ◽  
Amir Toghyani ◽  
Panu Tanninen ◽  
Marko Hyvärinen ◽  
Ville Leminen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Surface Quality ◽  
Wood Plastic Composite ◽  
Plastic Composite

Antibacterial wood-plastic composite produced from treated and natural dyed wood fibers

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 347-355
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Jamili ◽  
Mohammad Mirjalili ◽  
Hasan Ali Zamani
Keyword(s):  
Wood Plastic Composite ◽  
Wood Fibers ◽  
Plastic Composite

An Environmentally Friendly Recycled-Polyethylene Composite Reinforced by Diatomaceous Earth and Wood Fiber

2021 ◽  
Vol 889 ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
Yeng Fong Shih ◽  
Wan Ling Tsai ◽  
Saprini Hamdiani
Keyword(s):  
Composite Material ◽  
Diatomaceous Earth ◽  
Wood Fiber ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Wood Plastic Composite ◽  
Polyethylene Composite ◽  
Plastic Recycling ◽  
Plastic Composite ◽  
Slip Agent ◽  
The Cost

This study aims to develop a new wood-plastic composite (WPC) material from recycled thermoplasctics. The recycled low-density polyethylene (rLDPE) and high-density polyethylene (rHDPE) were used as matrix, whereas the diatomaceous earth waste (D) and wood fiber (WF) as filler. Recycled-LDPE and rHDPE were recovered and pelletized by a plastic recycling process. The 10-30wt.% diatomaceous earth waste was heat-treated at 200°C to remove impurities. The diatomaceous earth, maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene (MAPE), CaCO3, slip agent, antioxidants and WF were then mixed at 160°C, for 10 minutes, at stirring speed 50 rpm to produce wood-plastic composite material. The mechanical strength and thermal properties of the composites were investigated. The composite containing D and rLDPE results in an increase the hardness of the material which is higher than that of the virgin-LDPE. The tensile and impact strengths of the composite material prepared by rLDPE and D were higher than those of the rHDPE composite material. It is found that LDPE has excellent fluidity, which is helpful for subsequent processing. In addition, the diatomaceous earth waste can be used to reduce the cost of the raw material, and the product has both effects of environmental protection and marketability.

scholarly journals Destructive Testing of Wood Plastic Composite

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-214
Author(s):  
Zuzana Mitalova ◽  
Juliana Litecka ◽  
Dusan Mital ◽  
Marta Harnicarova ◽  
Jan Valicek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Tensile Test ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Natural Fibres ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Wood Plastic Composite ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
Plastic Composite

The paper deals with destructive testing of �new� group of material - Wood Plastic Composite (in short WPC). WPC emerging from a fusion of two different kinds of components - thermoplastics matrix and natural reinforcement (fibres or flour). Natural fibres offer several advantages - they are renewable, inexpensive, low-density, good isolate a sound and low cost. These components are mixed under the influence of high temperature and then pressed to make various shapes. This material contains cracks localized on the interface between the wood and plastic. These cracks occurred due to inhomogeneity of WPC and affected mechanical properties of final WPC product. The testing of mechanical properties (tensile test and bending test) were determinate in VUHZ Dobra (Ostrava) - following the ISO standards. Significant differences between mechanical properties after testing were caused by non-perfect encapsulation between components and non-homogeneity of materials.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF GROOVING METHOD TO POSTPONE DEBONDING OF FRP LAMINATES IN WPC-FRP BEAMS

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahin Lale Arefi ◽  
Morteza Naghipour ◽  
Zenonas Turskis ◽  
Mehdi Nematzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Surface Preparation ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Wood Plastic Composite ◽  
Plastic Composite ◽  
Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Economic Failure ◽  
Frp Sheet

The use of lightweight construction material with high corrosion resistance and low cost plays an important role in the design and construction of marine structures such as waterfronts. One of the most common methods for strengthening the structures is composite fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) sheet that is used for member retrofitting including wood plastic composite (WPC). The WPC material is produced from wood and compressed resin, which has good mechanical properties as well as economic benefits. The main problem of WPC reinforced with FRP sheets is the debonding of the sheet from WPC surface, which leads to premature and non-economic failure in members. One of the existing methods to solve this problem is surface preparation. However, surface preparation of wood plastic composite has some additional problems, such as operational cost, environmental pollution, etc. Therefore, to avoid debonding, another method has been used, known as the grooving method at the lower parts of beams. The laboratory used 50 I-shaped specimens with the same geometrical and mechanical properties. Initially, some slots such as longitudinal, transverse and diagonal grooves were created on the surface of specimens and filled by an epoxy. All beams were armed using one or two layers of GFRP sheets embedded at the lower part and were tested under four-point flexural loading. Grooves of different shapes, various widths and depths as well as the number of reinforcement layers were determined for considering their effect on the beam's behaviour. The results expressed that the debonding of FRP sheets can be delayed by selecting the longitudinal grooves with certain width and depth, which also leads to resistance improvement.

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