1995 / Solid Freeform Fabrication Proceedings
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Author Paul Forderhase, Kevin McAlea, Richard Booth, DTM Corporation
Source Solid Freeform Fabrication Proceedings, 1995, pp 287-297
Abstract The development of a commercial SLS nylon-based composite material (LNC 7000) is described. Nylon composite candidate systems with different volume fractions of a number of glass fiber and glass bead reinforcements were screened. It was found that fully dense SLS parts with excellent mechanical properties could be made from a number of reinforced nylon materials. An optimized material containing 29 volume percent 35 um diameter glass beads was selected based on the processing behavior and mechanical properties of the candidate systems. The performance of this optimized material is described. In addition, complementary aspects of the composite nylon and unreinforced nylon materials (LN 4010 and LNF 5000) are discussed. (Auth abstract) [References: 8]
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