Rheological Behaviour of Highly Filled Materials for Injection Moulding and Additive Manufacturing: Effect of Particle Material and Loading
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Abstract
Within this paper, we are dealing with a mixture of thermoplastic polymer that is filled with inorganic fillers at high concentrations up to 60 vol.%. A high number of particles in the compound can substantially change the rheological behaviour of the composite and can lead to problems during processing in the molten state. The rheological behaviour of highly filled materials is complex and influenced by many interrelated factors. In the present investigation, we considered four different spherical materials: steel, aluminium alloy, titanium alloy and glass. Particles with similar particle size distribution were mixed with a binder system at different filling grades (30–60 vol.%). We showed that the rheological behaviour of highly filled materials is significantly dependent on the chemical interactions between the filler and matrix material. Moreover, it was shown that the changes of the particle shape and size during processing lead to unexpected rheological behaviour of composite materials as it was observed in the composites filled with glass beads that broke at high contents during processing.
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OpenAlex topics: Injection Molding Process and Properties · Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies · Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Institute of Polymer Processing, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, 8700 Leoben, Austria
Industrial Liaison, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, 8700 Leoben, Austria
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH, 8700 Leoben, Austria
Funding
Slovenian Research Agency · Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research
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