Integrated manufacturing of REciclable multi-material COmposites for the TRANSport sector
Enhanced mechanical properties of MWCNT reinforced ABS nanocomposites fabricated through additive manufacturing process
Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) can be spread out in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) using a twin?screw micro?compounding extruder. It can significantly improve the mechanical properties of 3D?printed objects. Dispersed MWCNTs in pure ABS to develop the nanocomposites through a two?time micro compounding extruding process. 3D printed filaments with a diameter of 1.75?mm have been prepared by processing the acquired composite structure through a filament extruder. The mechanical and other properties of 3D printed pure ABS and 1, 2, and 3?wt.% of the fused deposition modeling (FDM) process were studied for MWCNTs/ABS composites. Compared with pure ABS, the tensile and thermal properties were significant for 1, 2, and 3?wt.% of MWCNTs/ABS composites. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X?ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were also analyzed for 0, 1, 2, and 3?wt.% MWCNTs/ABS composites. Additive manufacturing (AM) processes have recently been emphasized for their applications in electronics, aerospace, biomedical, and automobile engineering.
» Publication Date: 09/02/2024
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737
