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Additive manufacturing of continuous BF-reinforced PES composite material and mechanical and wear properties evaluation

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Fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer composites are widely applied in engineering. The use of continuous fibers in these composites provides superior mechanical properties and material performance compared with those achieved when short fibers are used. In this study, pure poly(ethersulfone) (PES) and its continuous fiber-reinforced composites were manufactured using fused deposition modeling 3D printing technology. PES composite filaments reinforced with continuous basalt fiber (BF) were prepared. The method and temperature for printing the BF-reinforced PES, the strength of the interfacial bonding between the BF and the PES matrix, and the abrasiveness of the composite were all studied in detail. The results revealed that PES printed at 360 °C exhibits the highest tensile strength. Furthermore, the tensile and bending strengths of the PES/BF composite were found to be increased by 217.06\(\%\) and 87.96%, respectively, compared with those of pure PES. To improve the interfacial bonding properties between the fiber and resin matrix, the fiber was modified using a silane coupling agent. This decreased the mass wear and the wear scar width by 80% and 45%, respectively, compared with those for pure PES.

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This study is supported by the key technology research and development project of Jilin Province "High-performance special engineering plastics 3D printing key technology and equipment research" (No. 20180201055GX) and Jilin Province industrial innovation special project "Fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polyimide 3D printing equipment and technology research" (No. 2019C038-1).

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    Wenzheng Wu, Zihan Li, Guoqiang Lin, Jinrong Ma, Zhiwei Gao, Han Qu & Fu Zhang

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Wu, W., Li, Z., Lin, G. et al. Additive manufacturing of continuous BF-reinforced PES composite material and mechanical and wear properties evaluation. J Mater Sci 57, 12903–12915 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07425-z

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