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    A Control of Surface Quality in Selective Laser Sintering Additive Manufacturing with Reclaimed Polyamide Materials

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    2021
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    Yang, Feifei
    Jiang, Tianyu
    Chen, Xu
    Lalier, Greg
    Bartolone, John
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    Abstract
    In selective laser sintering (SLS) additive manufacturing (AM), a substantial amount of polyamide 12 materials remains un-sintered, recyclable, and reusable. However, using reclaimed polyamide 12 powder in SLS results in undesirable part surface finish. Very limited research has been done on the improvement of part surface quality and results barely exist on improving or modifying the surface quality of parts using extremely aged powders (powders held close to the heat-affected zones). Aiming to improve the surface quality, we propose a novel approach for SLS with (extremely) aged polyamide 12 powders. By combining material preparation, powder and part characterizations, and SLS with a customized method of post-heating, we obtain parts with improved surface quality (e.g., reduced roughness and porosities, and eliminated un-sintered particles). Particularly, parts 3D-printed using the 30%-30%-40% new-aged-extremely aged mixed powders exhibit the smoothest and flattest surface with no unmolten particles and nearly zero porosity.
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    Mechanical Engineering
    Subject
    selective laser sintering
    surface quality
    polyamide 12
    additive manufacturing
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    https://hdl.handle.net/2152/90663
    http://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/17582
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