The Impact of Multifunctional Polysiloxanes on Enhancing the Properties of Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol (PET-G) for FDM/FFF 3D-Printing
06 giu 2025
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Pubblicato online: 06 giu 2025
Pagine: 243 - 249
Ricevuto: 27 dic 2023
Accettato: 27 nov 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2025-0030
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© 2025 Bogna SZTORCH et al., published by Sciendo
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Contact angle measurement results for PET-G systems containing 2_5% polysiloxane-based additive
Name of the sample | Contact angle[°] |
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PET-G neat | 70.6 |
PETG/PWS-TMOS:2HEX | 73.4 |
PETG/PWS-TMOS:4OCT | 80.6 |
PETG/PWS-AGE:2HEX | 75.8 |
PETG/PWS-AGE:2OCT | 88.2 |
Results of DSC analysis
Name of the sample | Tg [°C] |
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PET-G neat | 86.3 |
PETG/PWS-TMOS:2HEX | 82.1 |
PETG/PWS-TMOS:2OCT | 80.4 |
PETG/PWS-AGE:2HEX | 84.3 |
PETG/PWS-AGE:2OCT | 78.2 |
Polysiloxane derivatives
Core | Olefin 1 | Olefin 2 | Molar ratio |
---|---|---|---|
PWS | HEX | TMOS | 2:1 |
PWS | OCT | TMOS | 4:1 |
PWS | HEX | AGE | 2:1 |
PWS | OCT | AGE | 2:1 |
3D Printing process parameters
Parameter name | Parameter value |
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Layer height | 0.18 mm |
Top layer height | 0.27 mm |
Shells | 2 |
Top and bottom layers number | 3 |
Infill density | 100% |
Fill angle | 45° |
Infill pattern | Rectlinear grid |
Printing speed | 60 mm/s |
Idle speed | 80 mm/s |
Extruder temp. | 230°C |
Table temp. | 75°C |