Improving the filament weld-strength of Fused Filament Fabrication products through improved interdiffusion

Song Ko, Yee; Herrmann, Denis; Tolar, Oliver; Elspass, Wilfried J.; Brändli, Christof

doi:10.1016/j.addma.2019.100815

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-17860

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Improving the filament weld-strength of Fused Filament Fabrication products through improved interdiffusion
Authors:	Song Ko, Yee Herrmann, Denis Tolar, Oliver Elspass, Wilfried J. Brändli, Christof
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1016/j.addma.2019.100815 10.21256/zhaw-17860
Published in:	Additive Manufacturing
Issue Date:	29-Jul-2019
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Elsevier
ISSN:	2214-7810 2214-8604
Language:	English
Subjects:	3d printing; FFF; Adhesion; Filament; Degree of healing
Subject (DDC):	670: Manufacturing
Abstract:	Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) is a popular additive manufacturing technique where molten polymer filament is applied in a raster pattern, layer by layer, to obtain the work piece. A necessary consequence of this method is a pronounced mechanical anisotropy of the product; the interface between the filaments is weaker compared to the filament itself. The strength of this interface is governed by the reptation theory which postulates a more efficient interpenetration of polymeric surfaces with decreasing polymer viscosity. This relationship was utilized in this work to modify a polycarbonate-acrylonitrile butadiene styrene polymer blend to produce FFF work pieces with less mechanical anisotropy, independent of printer settings. The tensile strength ratio of the printed interface to bulk tensile strength could be increased from 41% to 95%. Though the absolute bulk tensile strength decreases slightly, this method presents an easy and effective way to address the mechanical problems inherent in the FFF-method.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/17860
Fulltext version:	Accepted version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Attribution - Non commercial - No derivatives 4.0 International
Restricted until:	2021-07-29
Departement:	School of Engineering
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Materials and Process Engineering (IMPE)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen School of Engineering

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Song Ko, Y., Herrmann, D., Tolar, O., Elspass, W. J., & Brändli, C. (2019). Improving the filament weld-strength of Fused Filament Fabrication products through improved interdiffusion. Additive Manufacturing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.100815

Song Ko, Y. et al. (2019) ‘Improving the filament weld-strength of Fused Filament Fabrication products through improved interdiffusion’, Additive Manufacturing [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.100815.

Y. Song Ko, D. Herrmann, O. Tolar, W. J. Elspass, and C. Brändli, “Improving the filament weld-strength of Fused Filament Fabrication products through improved interdiffusion,” Additive Manufacturing, Jul. 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.addma.2019.100815.

SONG KO, Yee, Denis HERRMANN, Oliver TOLAR, Wilfried J. ELSPASS und Christof BRÄNDLI, 2019. Improving the filament weld-strength of Fused Filament Fabrication products through improved interdiffusion. Additive Manufacturing. 29 Juli 2019. DOI 10.1016/j.addma.2019.100815

Song Ko, Yee, Denis Herrmann, Oliver Tolar, Wilfried J. Elspass, and Christof Brändli. 2019. “Improving the Filament Weld-Strength of Fused Filament Fabrication Products through Improved Interdiffusion.” Additive Manufacturing, July. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.100815.

Song Ko, Yee, et al. “Improving the Filament Weld-Strength of Fused Filament Fabrication Products through Improved Interdiffusion.” Additive Manufacturing, July 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.100815.