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ArticlePolymers2023

Nanocomposites with Optimized Polytetrafluoroethylene Content as a Reinforcement Agent in PA12 and PLA for Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing.

Nectarios Vidakis, Markos Petousis, Amalia Moutsopoulou, Vassilis Papadakis, Mariza Spiridaki, Nikolaos Mountakis, Chrysa Charou, Dimitris Tsikritzis, Emmanuel Maravelakis

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Article in Polymers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Nectarios VidakisDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece.
Markos PetousisDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1312-7898
Amalia MoutsopoulouDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece.
Vassilis PapadakisDepartment of Industrial Design and Production Engineering, University of West Attica, 12244 Athens, Greece.
Mariza SpiridakiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece.
Nikolaos MountakisDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4509-8753
Chrysa CharouDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0009-0003-9025-0504
Dimitris TsikritzisDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6083-809X
Emmanuel MaravelakisDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), 73133 Chania, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-3193-9446

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Abstract

Herein, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is evaluated as a reinforcement agent in material extrusion (MEX) additive manufacturing (AM), aiming to develop nanocomposites with enhanced mechanical performance. Loadings up to 4.0 wt.% were introduced as fillers of polylactic acid (PLA) and polyamide 12 (PA12) matrices. Filaments for MEX AM were prepared to produce corresponding 3D-printed samples. For the thorough characterization of the nanocomposites, a series of standardized mechanical tests were followed, along with AFM, TGA, Raman spectroscopy, EDS, and SEM analyses. The results showed an improved mechanical response for filler concentrations between 2.0 and 3.0 wt.%. The enhancement for the PLA/PTFE 2.0 wt.% in the tensile strength reached 21.1% and the modulus of elasticity 25.5%; for the PA12/PTFE 3.0 wt.%, 34.1%, and 41.7%, respectively. For PLA/PTFE 2.0 wt.%, the enhancement in the flexural strength reached 57.6% and the modulus of elasticity 25.5%; for the PA12/PTFE 3.0 wt.%, 14.7%, and 17.2%, respectively. This research enables the ability to deploy PTFE as a reinforcement agent in the PA12 and PLA thermoplastic engineering polymers in the MEX AM process, expanding the potential applications.

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additive manufacturing technology (AM)material extrusion (MEX)nanocompositespolyamide 12 (PA12)polylactic acid (PLA)polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)thermomechanical characterization

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PMID37447432
PMCPMC10346577

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