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Preparation of short CF/GF reinforced PEEK composite filaments and their comprehensive properties evaluation for FDM-3D printing

Fused deposition modeling (FDM) has been successfully applied to fabricating short fiber reinforced polymer composites parts. However, due to the intrinsically limited mechanical properties of matrix polymers, there is critical need to develop fiber reinforced high-performance thermoplastic composites for FDM-3D printing to expand engineering applications. In this work, the potential of FDM-3D printing short carbon fiber (CF) and glass fiber (GF) reinforced high-performance PEEK composites has been investigated. Composite filaments with fiber contents of 5?wt%, 10?wt% and 15?wt% were prepared using extrusion process and characterized by micromorphology observation; and thermal properties testing demonstrated its better thermal stability than pure PEEK. The performance evaluation of printed CF/GF-PEEK parts was focused, including mechanical properties, microstructure, surface quality and porosity. The results indicate that the addition of CF/GF to PEEK can significantly enhance the tensile and flexural strength at the cost of ductility. Lower fiber content of 5?wt% is conducive to increasing mechanical properties, improving surface quality and reducing porosity of printed CF/GF-PEEK. GF/PEEK has better interfacial bonding than CF/PEEK due to the different surface treatments on fibers. Furthermore, microstructure observation suggests that fibers aligned along the printing orientation can strengthen the properties, while pores lead to performance degradation of 3D printed CF/GF-PEEK.

» Author: Peng Wang, Bin Zou, Shouling Ding, Chuanzhen Huang, Zhenyu Shi, Yongsheng Ma, Peng Yao

» Publication Date: 01/10/2020

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