| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2023 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2023)
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| Symposium
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2023 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2023)
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| Presentation Title |
Investigation of the Processability of Polyether Block Amide in High Speed Sintering |
| Author(s) |
Marco Wimmer, Jan Kemnitzer, Johann Schorzmann, Frank Döpper, David Förster |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Marco Wimmer |
| Abstract Scope |
The High Speed Sintering (HSS) process ranks among the Powder Bed Fusion processes of polymers (PBF-P) of Additive Manufacturing (AM). Its scalability, constant layer time and high quality of complex parts compared to other AM processes are some of the characteristics of the HSS showing its potential for series production for small to medium series. Most of the conducted investigations for the PBF-P processes were conducted using commercially available materials Polyamide 12 (PA12), Polyamide 6 (PA6), Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), Polypropylene (PP) and Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT). This work reports from the processing of Polyether block amide (PEBA) in HSS. As a block-copolymer on amide basis, PEBA shows higher performance compared to other block-copolymers like TPU: The high elastic properties, low density and high service temperature make PEBA an ideal material for the use in the athletic footwear and outdoor industry. Until now, no research was conducted using PEBA powder in HSS. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: Post-meeting proceedings |