China Plastics ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (5): 24-31.DOI: 10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2021.05.005

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Study on Poly(ethylene terephthalate) for 3D Printing

WANG Chenlei, HU Hao, QIAO Wenyu()   

  1. Shanghai Engineering Research of Center of 3D Printing Materials,Shanghai Research Institute of Materials,Shanghai 200437,China
  • Received:2020-12-01 Online:2021-05-26 Published:2021-05-24

Abstract:

The PET wire material was prepared by selecting poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) as a matrix using PBT as a compatibilizer along with a toughening agent and a nucleating agent. It was found that the wire material obtained at a PET/PBT weight ratio of 7/3 presented the lowest melt flow rate. The addition of too much compatibilizer resulted in bridging at the screw inlet, which was disadvantageous to screw extrusion. The results obtained from the 3D printing and mechanical measurement indicated that the wire material could be normally printed at a content of toughening agent of 15 phr. The printed specimen exhibited a smooth surface without any warps. The wire material achieved tensile strength of 25.95 MPa, bending strength of 45.99 MPa, and impact strength of 50.4 kJ/m2. The addition of 0.5 phr talc can improve the mechanical strength of the material better.

Key words: poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(butylene terephthalate), modification, three dimension printing

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