Experimental Evaluation of Polyphenylsulfone (PPSF) Powders as Fire-Retardant Materials for Processing by Selective Laser Sintering
Additive manufacturing has progressed rapidly, and the unique attributes of the layer-wise material consolidation are attracting ever increasing application potentials in critical sectors such as medical and aerospace industries. A lack of materials options has been the main bottleneck for the much...
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doaj-f77c137edb884f139f1f3514dca055ad2021-08-26T14:15:17ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602021-08-01132704270410.3390/polym13162704Experimental Evaluation of Polyphenylsulfone (PPSF) Powders as Fire-Retardant Materials for Processing by Selective Laser SinteringYifan Lv0Wayne Thomas1Rodger Chalk2Andrew Hewitt3Sarat Singamneni4Additive Manufacturing Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology, WS116, 34 Saint Paul Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New ZealandAir New Zealand, 5 Geoffrey Roberts Road, Mangere, Auckland 2022, New ZealandAir New Zealand, 5 Geoffrey Roberts Road, Mangere, Auckland 2022, New ZealandAir New Zealand, 5 Geoffrey Roberts Road, Mangere, Auckland 2022, New ZealandAdditive Manufacturing Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology, WS116, 34 Saint Paul Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New ZealandAdditive manufacturing has progressed rapidly, and the unique attributes of the layer-wise material consolidation are attracting ever increasing application potentials in critical sectors such as medical and aerospace industries. A lack of materials options has been the main bottleneck for the much wider uptake of these promising new technologies. Inventing new material alternatives has been central to most of the research attention in additive manufacturing in recent times. The current research is focused on evaluating the polyphenylsulfone polymer powders for the first time as fire-resistant candidate materials for processing by selective laser sintering, the most promising additive processing method for polymeric material systems. Experimental evaluations were undertaken based on a selective laser sintering test bed. Single layer and multi-layer samples were produced for microstructural and mechanical characterisations. The microstructural evaluations and the mechanical property results indicate sufficient intra- and inter-layer consolidation together with reasonable tensile property responses. The lower viscosity and thermal conductivity characteristics rendered lower tensile strengths, which will require some further attention in the future, for better consolidation and mechanical properties.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/16/2704polyphenylsulfonePPSFfire-resistantadditive manufacturingaircraft interiorselective laser sintering |
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Yifan Lv Wayne Thomas Rodger Chalk Andrew Hewitt Sarat Singamneni Experimental Evaluation of Polyphenylsulfone (PPSF) Powders as Fire-Retardant Materials for Processing by Selective Laser Sintering Polymers polyphenylsulfone PPSF fire-resistant additive manufacturing aircraft interior selective laser sintering |
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Experimental Evaluation of Polyphenylsulfone (PPSF) Powders as Fire-Retardant Materials for Processing by Selective Laser Sintering |
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Experimental Evaluation of Polyphenylsulfone (PPSF) Powders as Fire-Retardant Materials for Processing by Selective Laser Sintering |
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Experimental Evaluation of Polyphenylsulfone (PPSF) Powders as Fire-Retardant Materials for Processing by Selective Laser Sintering |
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Experimental Evaluation of Polyphenylsulfone (PPSF) Powders as Fire-Retardant Materials for Processing by Selective Laser Sintering |
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Experimental Evaluation of Polyphenylsulfone (PPSF) Powders as Fire-Retardant Materials for Processing by Selective Laser Sintering |
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experimental evaluation of polyphenylsulfone (ppsf) powders as fire-retardant materials for processing by selective laser sintering |
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Additive manufacturing has progressed rapidly, and the unique attributes of the layer-wise material consolidation are attracting ever increasing application potentials in critical sectors such as medical and aerospace industries. A lack of materials options has been the main bottleneck for the much wider uptake of these promising new technologies. Inventing new material alternatives has been central to most of the research attention in additive manufacturing in recent times. The current research is focused on evaluating the polyphenylsulfone polymer powders for the first time as fire-resistant candidate materials for processing by selective laser sintering, the most promising additive processing method for polymeric material systems. Experimental evaluations were undertaken based on a selective laser sintering test bed. Single layer and multi-layer samples were produced for microstructural and mechanical characterisations. The microstructural evaluations and the mechanical property results indicate sufficient intra- and inter-layer consolidation together with reasonable tensile property responses. The lower viscosity and thermal conductivity characteristics rendered lower tensile strengths, which will require some further attention in the future, for better consolidation and mechanical properties. |
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polyphenylsulfone PPSF fire-resistant additive manufacturing aircraft interior selective laser sintering |
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