ArticlePolymers2025
PEEK/PEI Polymer Blends for Fused Filament Fabrication: Processing, Properties, and Printability.
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Abstract
Printing with high-performance polymers such as polyether ether ketone (PEEK) and polyetherimide (PEI) presents issues regarding shrinkage and warpage due to elevated temperatures. One method highlighted to mitigate against this is through polymer blending. This study explores the development and characterization of PEEK and PEI blends as filament for fused filament fabrication (FFF) in additive manufacturing. Filaments were produced via melt extrusion using PEEK/PEI weight ratios 100/0, 80/20, 70/30, 60/40, 50/50, 40/60, 20/80, and 0/100 (wt.%). The aim is to identify an optimum blend which enhances printability and maintains mechanical and thermal integrity. The extruded filaments were first characterized through differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to determine miscibility with all ratios presenting a single glass transition temperature. Samples were then 3D-printed and assessed through mechanical testing, DSC, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The PEEK/PEI 80/20 (wt.%) blend was recognized as the optimum blend for maintaining crystallinity (35%) as well as good mechanical properties, averaging ultimate tensile strengths (UTSs) of 75.6 MPa and a Young's modulus of 1338 MPa. Thermal properties also improved while warpage reduced and printability improved.
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