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A study on the effects of internal architecture on the mechanical properties and mixed-mode fracture behavior of 3D printed CaCO3/ABS nanocomposite samples

Mirsadegh Seyedzavvar (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Adana Alparslan Turkes Science and Technology University, Adana, Turkey)
Cem Boğa (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Adana Alparslan Turkes Science and Technology University, Adana, Turkey)

Rapid Prototyping Journal

ISSN: 1355-2546

Article publication date: 18 July 2022

Issue publication date: 2 January 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of CaCO3 nanoparticles on the mechanical properties, and mixed-mode fracture behavior of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene 3D printed samples with different internal architectures.

Design/methodology/approach

The nanocomposite filaments have been fabricated by a melt-blending technique. The standard tensile, compact tension and special fracture test samples, named Arcan specimens, have been printed at constant extrusion parameters and at four different internal patterns. A special fixture was used to carry out the mixed-mode fracture tests of Arcan samples. Finite element analyses using the J-integral method were performed to calculate the fracture toughness of such samples. The fractographic observations were used to evaluate the mechanism of fracture at different concentrations of nanoparticles.

Findings

The addition of CaCO3 nanoparticles has resulted in a significant increase in the fracture loading of the samples, although this increase was not consistent for all the filling patterns, being more significant for samples with linear and triangular structures. According to the fractographic observations, the creation of uniformly distributed microvoids due to the blunting effect of nanoparticles and 3D stress state at the crack tip in the samples with linear and triangular structures justify the enhancement in the fracture loading by the addition of CaCO3 nanoparticles in the matrix.

Originality/value

There is a significant gap in the knowledge of the effects of different nanoparticles in the polymer samples produced by the fused filament fabrication process. One of such nanoparticles is an inorganic CaCO3 nanoparticle that has been frequently used as nanofillers to improve the thermomechanical properties of thermoplastic polymers. Here, experimental and numerical studies have been conducted to investigate the effects of such nanoadditives on the mechanical and fracture behavior of 3D printed samples.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by Scientific Research Coordination Unit of Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University with project number of 22203004.

Availability of data and material: Data are available within the article, and supplementary materials will be available on request from the corresponding author.

Citation

Seyedzavvar, M. and Boğa, C. (2023), "A study on the effects of internal architecture on the mechanical properties and mixed-mode fracture behavior of 3D printed CaCO3/ABS nanocomposite samples", Rapid Prototyping Journal, Vol. 29 No. 1, pp. 185-206. https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-09-2021-0244

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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