The improvement of mechanical and thermal properties of polyamide 12 3D printed parts by fused deposition modelling

This paper addresses the utilisation of fused deposition modelling (FDM) technology using polyamide 12, incorporated with bioceramic fillers (i.e. zirconia and hydroxyapatite) as a candidate for biomedical applications. The entire production process of printed PA12 is described, starting with compou...

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Main Authors: T. N. A. T. Rahim, A. M. Abdullah, H. Md Akil, D. Mohamad, Z. A. Rajion
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Language:English
Published: Budapest University of Technology and Economics 2017-12-01
Series:eXPRESS Polymer Letters
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Online Access:http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0008339&mi=cd
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author T. N. A. T. Rahim
A. M. Abdullah
H. Md Akil
D. Mohamad
Z. A. Rajion
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D. Mohamad
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description This paper addresses the utilisation of fused deposition modelling (FDM) technology using polyamide 12, incorporated with bioceramic fillers (i.e. zirconia and hydroxyapatite) as a candidate for biomedical applications. The entire production process of printed PA12 is described, starting with compounding, filament wire fabrication and finally, FDM printing. The potential to process PA12 using this technique and mechanical, thermal and morphological properties were also examined. Commonly, a reduction of mechanical properties of printed parts would occur in comparison with injection moulded parts despite using the same material. Therefore, the mechanical properties of the samples prepared by injection moulding were also measured and applied as a benchmark to examine the effect of different processing methods. The results indicated that the addition of fillers improved or maintained the strength and stiffness of neat PA12, at the expense of reduced toughness and flexibility. Melting behaviours of PA12 were virtually insensitive to the processing techniques and were dependent on additional fillers and the cooling rate. Incorporation of fillers slightly lowered the melting temperature, however improved the thermal stability. In summary, PA12 composites were found to perform well with FDM technique and enabling the production of medical implants with acceptable mechanical performances for non-load bearing applications.
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spelling doaj-art-01b50bf4e37741d992bb1a4af6e2b62f2025-08-20T02:41:55ZengBudapest University of Technology and EconomicseXPRESS Polymer Letters1788-618X2017-12-01111296398210.3144/expresspolymlett.2017.92The improvement of mechanical and thermal properties of polyamide 12 3D printed parts by fused deposition modellingT. N. A. T. RahimA. M. AbdullahH. Md AkilD. MohamadZ. A. RajionThis paper addresses the utilisation of fused deposition modelling (FDM) technology using polyamide 12, incorporated with bioceramic fillers (i.e. zirconia and hydroxyapatite) as a candidate for biomedical applications. The entire production process of printed PA12 is described, starting with compounding, filament wire fabrication and finally, FDM printing. The potential to process PA12 using this technique and mechanical, thermal and morphological properties were also examined. Commonly, a reduction of mechanical properties of printed parts would occur in comparison with injection moulded parts despite using the same material. Therefore, the mechanical properties of the samples prepared by injection moulding were also measured and applied as a benchmark to examine the effect of different processing methods. The results indicated that the addition of fillers improved or maintained the strength and stiffness of neat PA12, at the expense of reduced toughness and flexibility. Melting behaviours of PA12 were virtually insensitive to the processing techniques and were dependent on additional fillers and the cooling rate. Incorporation of fillers slightly lowered the melting temperature, however improved the thermal stability. In summary, PA12 composites were found to perform well with FDM technique and enabling the production of medical implants with acceptable mechanical performances for non-load bearing applications.http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0008339&mi=cdProcessing technologiesfused deposition modelling3D printingpolymer compositesmechanical properties
spellingShingle T. N. A. T. Rahim
A. M. Abdullah
H. Md Akil
D. Mohamad
Z. A. Rajion
The improvement of mechanical and thermal properties of polyamide 12 3D printed parts by fused deposition modelling
eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Processing technologies
fused deposition modelling
3D printing
polymer composites
mechanical properties
title The improvement of mechanical and thermal properties of polyamide 12 3D printed parts by fused deposition modelling
title_full The improvement of mechanical and thermal properties of polyamide 12 3D printed parts by fused deposition modelling
title_fullStr The improvement of mechanical and thermal properties of polyamide 12 3D printed parts by fused deposition modelling
title_full_unstemmed The improvement of mechanical and thermal properties of polyamide 12 3D printed parts by fused deposition modelling
title_short The improvement of mechanical and thermal properties of polyamide 12 3D printed parts by fused deposition modelling
title_sort improvement of mechanical and thermal properties of polyamide 12 3d printed parts by fused deposition modelling
topic Processing technologies
fused deposition modelling
3D printing
polymer composites
mechanical properties
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