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Methods for quantifying the stable sintering region in laser sintered polyamide-12

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posted on 2015-05-07, 10:32 authored by Mike Vasquez, Barry Haworth, Neil Hopkinson
Manufacturing complex parts by the laser sintering process requires a minimum amount of energy input for consolidation of polymer particles to occur; however too much energy can result in a decline in mechanical properties. This decrease is thought to be the result of polymer chain degradation. A stable sintering region (SSR) has been proposed to describe the optimum temperature range for successful laser sintering. This article will aim to quantify the SSR for polyamide-12 by using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) to provide a framework for identifying key laser sintering processing parameters. Weight loss with respect to temperature is the main measurement output of the TGA procedure. However, the precise temperature and thermal history of a material is difficult to quantify during the laser sintering process; instead an energy input approach has been developed. A degradation energy was calculated from the TGA data and was used in conjunction with a laser sintering formula called energy melt ratio to prescribe build parameters for laser sintered parts. The mechanical properties of these parts illustrated the effect of degradation at various levels of energy input. Implications for this work include optimizing the material selection process for polymer laser sintering materials beyond polyamide-12. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers.

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  • Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering

Department

  • Materials

Published in

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volume

53

Issue

6

Pages

1230 - 1240

Citation

VASQUEZ, M., HAWORTH, B. and HOPKINSON, N., 2013. Methods for quantifying the stable sintering region in laser sintered polyamide-12. Polymer Engineering and Science, 53 (6), pp. 1230 - 1240.

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Wiley / © Society of Plastics Engineers

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Publication date

2013

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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: VASQUEZ, M., HAWORTH, B. and HOPKINSON, N., 2013. Methods for quantifying the stable sintering region in laser sintered polyamide-12. Polymer Engineering and Science, 53 (6), pp. 1230 - 1240, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.23386 . This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.

ISSN

0032-3888

eISSN

1548-2634

Language

  • en

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