METHOD FOR FORMING LAYERED THERMOSET SILICONE AND THERMOPLASTIC ARTICLES USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM AND APPARATUS FOR USE THEREIN

    公开(公告)号:WO2023077111A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:PCT/US2022/078943

    申请日:2022-10-28

    Abstract: Methods are described for forming composite articles comprising thermoset silicon-containing polymers, that include providing a first composition comprising a first thermoset silicon-containing polymer; providing either a thermoplastic composition and/or a continuous long reinforcing fiber; printing a first at least partial layer of the first composition comprising the first thermoset silicon-containing polymer using an additive manufacturing device; and printing either or both of an at least partial reinforcing layer comprising the thermoplastic composition using an additive manufacturing device and an at least partial layer of a long reinforcing fiber. Also described in are apparatuses for preparing composite articles comprising reinforced thermoset silicon-containing polymers that include an additive manufacturing printer having a printer drive mechanism, a first printing nozzle for forming a first layer of a first composition; and a second printing nozzle for forming a second layer of a second composition or a long reinforcing fiber, wherein the additive manufacturing printers are capable of providing two or more layers of each of the first composition and either a second composition or a long reinforcing fiber to form three-dimensional composite articles of the first and the second composition or the first composition and long reinforcing fiber or combinations thereof according to computer design models, wherein at least one of the first printing nozzle and the second printing nozzle is a pressurized printing nozzle comprising a heating mechanism in operable contact therewith.

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