Sachs M, Schmitt A, Schmidt J, Peukert W, Wirth KE (2014)
Publication Language: English
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution
Publication year: 2014
Book Volume: 1593
Pages Range: 719-723
DOI: 10.1063/1.4873878
In order to improve thermoplastics (e. g. Polyamide, Polypropylene and Polyethylene) for Selective Laser Beam Melting (SLM) processes a new approach to functionalize temperature sensitive polymer powders in a large scale is investigated. This is achieved by combining an atmospheric pressure plasma jet and a fluidized bed reactor. Using pressurized air as the plasma gas, radicals like OH* are created. The functionalization leads to an increase of the hydrophilicity of the treated polymer powder without changing the bulk properties. Using the polymers in a SLM process to build single layers of melted material leads to an improvement of the melted layers.
APA:
Sachs, M., Schmitt, A., Schmidt, J., Peukert, W., & Wirth, K.-E. (2014). Functionalization of polymers using an atmospheric plasma jet in a fluidized bed reactor and the impact on SLM-Processes. In Proceedings of the 29th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society (pp. 719-723). Nürnberg, DE.
MLA:
Sachs, Marius, et al. "Functionalization of polymers using an atmospheric plasma jet in a fluidized bed reactor and the impact on SLM-Processes." Proceedings of the 29th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society, Nürnberg 2014. 719-723.
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