PA-G composite powder for innovative additive techniques
Anna Makuch, Maria Trzaska, Konstanty Skalski, Marcin Bajkowski
Quarterly No. 3, 2015 pages 152-157
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keywords: polyamide, graphene, composite powder, selective laser sintering, rapid prototyping
abstract The paper presents the results of research concerning the influence of the method and parameters of mixing polyamide powder (PA2200) and graphene flakes (G) on the formation of a composite powder intended to produce a new composite material - PA-G by Selective Laser Sintering. The mixing process was carried out in a rotary mixer for different mixing durations: 1, 2, 4 and 8 hours. The research results of the influence of mixing time on the structure and homogeneity of the PA-G composite powder are presented. The completed studies have shown that mixing time has an impact on the uniform distribution of the disperse phase (graphene flakes) in the volume of the PA-G composite powder particles. The 8-hour mixing time caused mechanical bonding of the powder particles, in the form of so-called neck, which is typical for selective laser sintering of powders (SLS).