An Experimental Study of Nozzle Temperature and Heat Treatment (Annealing) Effects on Mechanical Properties of High‐Temperature Polylactic Acid in Fused Deposition Modeling

• Published in: Polymer engineering and science Vol. 60; no. 5; pp. 979 - 987
• Main Authors: Akhoundi, Behnam, Nabipour, Mojtaba, Hajami, Faramarz, Shakoori, Diana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.05.2020; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Annealing; Bonding strength; Deposition; Fused deposition modeling; Heat; Heat treatment; Injection molding; Mechanical properties; Modulus of elasticity; Nozzles; Polylactic acid; Polymers; Rapid prototyping; Tensile strength; Three dimensional printing

Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is the trendiest three‐dimensional (3D) printing method among additive manufacturing technologies. In this process, the final parts are constructed through layer‐by‐layer adhesion of thermoplastic polymers. Amorphous thermoplastic polymers have better printability com...