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ArticleACS omega2025

Optimization of the Mechanical Response in MEX Additive Manufacturing of Thermoplastic Polyimide (PI): The Impact of Key Process Control Settings.

Markos Petousis, Nikolaos Mountakis, Anastasios Zavos, Ioannis Ntintakis, Amalia Moutsopoulou, Maria Spyridaki, Nektarios K Nasikas, Emmanuel Maravelakis, Nectarios Vidakis

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Article in ACS omega, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Markos PetousisDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion 71410, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1312-7898
Nikolaos MountakisDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion 71410, Greece.
Anastasios ZavosDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, Patras 26504, Greece.
Ioannis NtintakisDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion 71410, Greece.
Amalia MoutsopoulouDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion 71410, Greece.
Maria SpyridakiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion 71410, Greece.
Nektarios K NasikasDivision of Mathematics and Engineering Sciences, Department of Military Sciences, Hellenic Army Academy, 16673 Vari, Attica, Greece.
Emmanuel MaravelakisDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Chania 73133, Greece.
Nectarios VidakisDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion 71410, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-932X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-performance polymers have made significant progress in the field of three-dimensional (3D) printing. An increasing number of investigations have exploited these unique properties. In this context, polyimide (PI) optimization efforts for the mechanical response of 3D printed samples were performed. Such an endeavor remains unexplored thus far because of the high processing temperature required, high material cost, and complex rheological behavior. The PI filament was extruded for the 3D printing of the specimens (material extrusion, MEX). The specimens were used for mechanical and morphological examinations. The L16 Taguchi design was employed with the raster orientation, hot-end temperature (HT), printhead velocity (PV), internal fill ratio, and deposition width as generic variable control parameters. The output metrics were the ultimate yield strength, Young's modulus, and toughness (tensile test). Reduced quadratic regression (RQRM) and linear regression models were applied and compared. RQRM was found to be the most beneficial. The ranks indicated a significant influence of the PV parameter on the majority of the responses. HT was not highly ranked. High determination coefficients (

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