| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Functional Nanomaterials 2020: Translating Innovation into Pioneering Technologies
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| Presentation Title |
N-46: 3D Printing of Conductive Epoxy-carbon Nanotube Composite |
| Author(s) |
Masoud Kasraie, Parisa Pour Shahid Saeed Abadi |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Masoud Kasraie |
| Abstract Scope |
Additive Manufacturing has increased our ability to fabricate complex shapes and multi-material structures. Epoxy is excellent as the base for structural composite materials and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) add several functionalities such as electrical conductivity to a composite. However, 3D printing of epoxy-CNT composites is not fully developed. Here, conductive structures were fabricated by 3D direct-write printing of epoxy-CNT composite inks and their electrical and mechanical properties were characterized. In this process, 3D printable composite inks were synthesized by mixing epoxy, CNT, and nanoclay – a rheology modifier – using magnetic stirring, ultrasonication, and centrifugal mixing. Rheology measurements show an increase in storage modulus with incorporation of both nanoclay and CNT. Electrical conductivity of ~ 10-3 S/cm was measured for a composite with 1 wt% CNT. Furthermore, the effects of concentration of CNTs on the electrical and mechanical properties of the printed and cured structures were characterized.
Keywords:Additive Manufacturing,Direct-Write Printing |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |