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Build Orientation Dependent Microstructure in Polymer Laser Sintering: Relationship to Part Performance and Evolution with Aging
Laser sintering (LS) is widely used to produce functional polymeric parts; however, the resulting parts are often limited by their porous structure, and performance of the part may be strongly anisotropic. Relating the structural features of parts to build process conditions or powder feedstock has...
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description | Laser sintering (LS) is widely used to produce functional polymeric parts; however, the resulting parts are often limited by their porous structure, and performance of the part may be strongly anisotropic. Relating the structural features of parts to build process conditions or powder feedstock has been explored previously. In contrast, little is known regarding how the unique internal structures of LS parts evolve and relate to their performance later in their life cycle, for example, after use in a real-world operating environment. In this study, a tightly controlled LS build process and measurement campaign by standard X-ray computed tomography (XCT), supported by high-resolution synchrotron XCT, was used to benchmark the internal microstructure (e.g. porosity) as a function of four different build orientations in printed polyamide-12 (PA-12) parts. The initial performance of the parts after printing was characterized by tensile testing and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). Arrays of PA-12 parts in different build orientations were exposed to steam (under pressure) and air across multiple temperature and time points for the purposes of accelerated aging through oxidative and hydrolytic breakdown. Exposing parts to steam dramatically altered the internal microstructure and functional properties such as the glass transition temperature, tensile properties, and damping behavior. Notably, post-aging XCT revealed large microstructural changes after only 40 h of steam treatment relative to the as-printed specimens. Furthermore, pore reorganization and changes in crystallinity occurred regardless of whether the steam temperature was aggressive enough to induce a significant loss in mechanical properties. The build orientation dependence on the aging rate was minimal with the relative trend in performance persisting across most metrics among the different orientations even after aging. |
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