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Additive Manufacturing and Characterization of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Composites Containing
Metal Reinforcements
Lily Kuentz1, Anton Salem2, M. Singh3, M.C. Halbig4, J.A. Salem4
1Lake Ridge Academy, North Ridgeville, OH 440392Hawken School, Gates Mill, OH 44040
3Ohio Aerospace Institute, Cleveland, OH 441424NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH 44135
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Additive Manufacturing
• 3D printing– 3D CAD files are sliced– Filament is heated and
extruded
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3D Printing Materials
• Main 3D printer filaments– PLA– ABS
• Composite materials– Contain metal powders– Various fibers
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Polylactic Acid (PLA)
• Benefits– Environmentally friendly– Does not release toxic fumes/safe for
people
• Disadvantages– Does not last as long
as other plastics.– Not as tough as ABS,
based on fracture toughness testing
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Applications of Polylactic Acid
• Films– Food packaging– Plastic bags
• Fibers– Upholstery– Disposable garments
• Biomedical applications
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Objectives
Determine the properties of the new PLA composite materials
• Microscopy• Tribology• Tensile Strength• Fracture Toughness
Compare the properties of the PLA with the PLA composites
• Are the PLA composites an improvement on the plain PLA materials?
• In what ways are these PLA composite materials an improvement?
• Thermogravimetric analysis
• Differential Scanning Calorimetry
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Materials Used in Present Study
• PLA (Polylactic acid)• Bronze fill PLA• Copper fill PLA• Magnetic Iron PLA• Stainless Steel PLA
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3-D Printed Materials
• The test samples were printed at several different layer heights seen below:
− Tensile bars - 0.1 mm, 0.2 mm, 0.3 mm, 0.4 mm− Wear test samples - 0.1 mm, 0.2 mm, 0.3 mm, 0.4 mm− Fracture toughness bars - 0.1 mm, 0.3 mm− Microscopy samples - 0.1 mm, 0.3 mm
• Three samples per conditionASTM D638
ASTM D5045
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0.1mm 0.2mm
0.3mm 0.4mm
Macrostructure
.4mm
..1mm
.3mm
.2mm
• Print resolution– Prints of different layer heights exhibit different
structures. Different mechanical properties?
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Density• Metal Composite PLA vs. Pure PLA
– The metal filled materials had much higher densities than the pure PLA; correlate to metal mass content.
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Thermogravimetric Analysis
Filament Metal Weight Percentage Metal Volume Percentage
Bronzefill PLA 80.35% 36.02%
Copperfill PLA 80.57% 36.41%
Stainless Steel PLA 58.87% 18.09%
Magnetic Iron PLA 48.33% 11.05%
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Weight %
Temperature
TGA Tungsten N2
Thermogravimetric Analysis
Loss of PLA
Oxidation weight gain
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Weight %
Temperature
TGA GMASS Tungsten air
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MicrostructureM
agnetic Iron PLAB
ronze PLAC
oppe
r PLA
Stai
nles
s Ste
el P
LA
• Spheroidal Cu and bronze particles• Deformed stainless and iron particles; poor dispersion!
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Tensile Data
• PLA shows no layer height effect:
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0.000 0.005 0.010 0.015 0.020 0.025 0.030
Stress (M
Pa)
Axial Strain (in/in)
PLA layer height of 0.1 to 0.4mm
PLA_0.1
PLA_0.2
PLA_0.3
PLA_0.4
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Tensile Data
• PLA shows the greatest strength:
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0.000 0.005 0.010 0.015 0.020 0.025 0.030 0.035 0.040
Stress (M
Pa)
Axial Strain (in/in)
Metal Composite Systems for layer height of 0.3mm
PLA_0.3
MI_03.01
SS_0.3
Br_03.01
Cu_03.01
PLA
Magnetic Iron (11%)
Copper and Brass (36%)
Stainless (18%)
• As the concentration of metal in the filament increases, the strength decreases.
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Tensile Data
• Metal filled PLA show an effect of layer height:
• Lower strength and strain to failure.
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0 0.005 0.01 0.015 0.02 0.025
Stress
(MPa)
Axial Strain (in/in)
Stainless 0.2 Build Height
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0 0.005 0.01 0.015 0.02 0.025Stress (M
Pa)
Axial Strain (in/in)
Stainless 0.4 Build Height
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Young’s Modulus
• Young’s modulus follows the V% of metal - porosity.• Still stiffer than premium ABS.• Poisson’s ratio was ~0.33.
ECu = 117 GPa(higher porosity)
EBz = 96-120 GPa
Cu
BZ
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3,145
5,400
4,494
3,910
3,637
2,098
PLA BZ, 36%
CU, 36%
SS, 18%
MI, 11%
PABS
YOUNG'S M
ODU
LUS (M
PA)
METAL FILLED PLA
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Fracture Toughness
• Generally, the fracture toughness follows the V% of metal.
• PLA has greater toughness than ABS, but metal additions can lower significantly (50% for Cu).
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3.39
1.7
2.0
3.1
3.4
2.7
PLA CU, 36%
BZ, 36%
SS, 18%
MI, 11%
PABS
FRAC
TURE
TOUGHN
ESS, M
PA
METAL FILLED PLA
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Fracture Surfaces
• Do we have pictures?
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Tribology
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PLA 0.3 mmPLA 0.1 mmCu 0.1 mmCu 0.3 mmBronze 0.1 mmBronze 0.3 mm
Fric
tion
Coe
ffici
ent
Distance (m)
• Friction Coefficient of metal filled PLA:
Related talk to be given on wear etc.
– The metal composite materials generally exhibit a higher coefficient of friction than pure PLA.
– Higher layer height exhibits lower friction.20
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Conclusions• PLA exhibits the greatest strength, with no dependence on
layer height.• Metal filled PLA is stiffer but weaker than unfilled; Good strain
to failure is usually exhibited. • SS filled PLA exhibits lower strain to failure – irregular powder
and higher % fill. Bonding? Distribution? Surface finish? Fractography!
• As the metal volume percentage increases, the porosity increases, and lower strength is exhibited.
• Young’s Modulus generally increase as the V% of metal increases.
• Fracture toughness decreases as metal content increases.• Higher coefficient of friction is exhibited by metal filled PLA’s.• Metal powder act as a weak interface thereby lowering strength
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Future Work
• Continuing to process tests, and analyze these metal filled PLA materials.
• Characterization of new filaments.
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