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Three-dimensional printing of abrasive, hard, and thermally conductive synthetic microdiamond-polymer composite using low-cost fused deposition modeling printer
Citation
Waheed, S and Cabot, JM and Smejkal, P and Farajikhah, S and Sayyar, S and Innis, PC and Beirne, S and Barnsley, G and Lewis, TW and Breadmore, MC and Paull, B, Three-dimensional printing of abrasive, hard, and thermally conductive synthetic microdiamond-polymer composite using low-cost fused deposition modeling printer, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11, (4) pp. 4353-4363. ISSN 1944-8244 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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© 2019 American Chemical Society
DOI: doi:10.1021/acsami.8b18232
Abstract
A relative lack of printable materials with tailored functional properties limits the applicability of three-dimensional (3D) printing. In this work, a diamond–acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) composite filament for use in 3D printing was created through incorporation of high-pressure and high-temperature (HPHT) synthetic microdiamonds as a filler. Homogenously distributed diamond composite filaments, containing either 37.5 or 60 wt % microdiamonds, were formed through preblending the diamond powder with ABS, followed by subsequent multiple fiber extrusions. The thermal conductivity of the ABS base material increased from 0.17 to 0.94 W/(m·K), more than five-fold following incorporation of the microdiamonds. The elastic modulus for the 60 wt % microdiamond containing composite material increased by 41.9% with respect to pure ABS, from 1050 to 1490 MPa. The hydrophilicity also increased by 32%. A low-cost fused deposition modeling printer was customized to handle the highly abrasive composite filament by replacing the conventional (stainless-steel) filament feeding gear with a harder titanium gear. To demonstrate improved thermal performance of 3D printed devices using the new composite filament, a number of composite heat sinks were printed and characterized. Heat dissipation measurements demonstrated that 3D printed heat sinks containing 60 wt % diamond increased the thermal dissipation by 42%.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | 3D printing, fused deposition modeling, composite, microdiamonds, thermal conductivity, heat sinks, hydrophilicity, recyclable |
| Research Division: | Chemical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Other chemical sciences |
| Research Field: | Other chemical sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Waheed, S (Ms Sidra Waheed) |
| UTAS Author: | Cabot, JM (Dr Joan Cabot Canyelles) |
| UTAS Author: | Smejkal, P (Dr Petr Smejkal) |
| UTAS Author: | Lewis, TW (Associate Professor Trevor Lewis) |
| UTAS Author: | Breadmore, MC (Professor Michael Breadmore) |
| UTAS Author: | Paull, B (Professor Brett Paull) |
| ID Code: | 132737 |
| Year Published: | 2019 |
| Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (FT130100101) |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 27 |
| Deposited By: | Chemistry |
| Deposited On: | 2019-05-17 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-06-04 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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