RECOVERY OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SUPPORT MATERIALS
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    发明申请
    RECOVERY OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SUPPORT MATERIALS 审中-公开
    补充制造支持材料的恢复

    公开(公告)号:US20160333165A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-17

    申请号:US15108921

    申请日:2015-01-09

    Abstract: The inventions is directed to a method for recovering support materials used in an additive manufacturing process. The method comprises exposing a precursor additive manufactured article comprised of a water soluble support polymer and an insoluble material to water. The water soluble support polymer is dissolved in the water. The remaining article is then removed from the water. The dissolved water soluble polymer is precipitated from the water. The precipitated polymer is separated from the water and any remaining water removed to recover the water soluble support polymer. The recovered water soluble support polymer may then be re-used to make further additive manufactured articles.

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及用于回收在添加剂制造过程中使用的支撑材料的方法。 该方法包括将由水溶性载体聚合物和不溶性材料组成的前体添加剂制品暴露于水中。 水溶性载体聚合物溶于水中。 然后将剩下的物品从水中取出。 溶解的水溶性聚合物从水中沉淀出来。 将沉淀的聚合物与水分离,并除去任何剩余的水以回收水溶性载体聚合物。 然后可以将回收的水溶性载体聚合物再次用于制备另外的添加剂制品。

    FUSED FILAMENT FABRICATION MANUFACTURING METHOD AND POLYMER BLEND USED THEREIN

    公开(公告)号:US20210299948A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-30

    申请号:US17264737

    申请日:2019-07-12

    Abstract: A method of fused filament fabrication (FFF) additive manufacturing comprises employing a thermoplastic blend comprised of high density polyethylene and a second thermoplastic polymer, wherein the second polymer is a low density polyethylene (LDPE), functionalized polyolefin or combination thereof and the amount of high density polyethylene to the amount of second thermoplastic polymer by weight is a ratio from 1.5/1 to 20/1. LDPE means a polyethylene that have been radically polymerized at high pressure. The method allows for the additive manufacturing article that retains the desirable mechanical properties of HDPE without experiencing the problems inherent in FFF printing of HDPE or use of solid fillers. In a particular embodiment, the additive manufactured article has a continuous phase and the second thermoplastic polymer is present as a discontinuous phase within the additive article manufactured article and the filament used to make the article.

    Support materials for 3D printing

    公开(公告)号:US10201933B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-12

    申请号:US15580206

    申请日:2016-06-02

    Abstract: A three-dimensionally printed article is comprised of a hydroxyethyl methylcellulose (HEMC) having a DS of 1.7 to 2.5 and an MS of at least 0.5, wherein DS is the degree of substitution of methoxyl groups and MS is the molar substitution of hydroxyethoxyl groups. The HEMC may advantageously be used as a support material when making a three-dimensionally printed article using a build material such as a different thermoplastic polymer such as a poly(acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene), polylactic acid, polyethylene and polyprophylene. When the HEMC is a support material it may be easily removed from the build material by contacting the three dimensionally printed article with water, which may be at ambient temperatures and a pH that is neutral or close to neutral.

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