A review on the potential of polylactic acid based thermoplastic elastomer as filament material for fused deposition modelling

Musa, Luqman, Krishna Kumar, Nitiyah, Abd Rahim, Shayfull Zamree, Mohamad Rasidi, Mohamad Syahmie, Watson Rennie, Allan Edward, Rahman, Rozyanty, Yousefi Kanani, Armin, Azmi, Ahmad Azrem (2022) A review on the potential of polylactic acid based thermoplastic elastomer as filament material for fused deposition modelling. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 20 . pp. 2841-2858. ISSN 2238-7854. (doi:10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.08.057) (KAR id:96750)

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Abstract

Currently, a range of sectors are implementing three-dimensional (3D) printing, which is a part of additive manufacturing (AM) technology via the fused deposition modelling (FDM) approach. As of now, various filament materials are available in the market and have their limitations. Thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) blend as a filament material in 3D printing should be implemented to overcome the weakness of available filaments. TPE blend stands out due to its flexibility, thermoplastic-like processability, and renewability. Based on the findings, TPE blend filament can be made with polylactic acid (PLA) thermoplastic and elastomers such as natural rubber (NR) and epoxidized natural rubber (ENR). The TPE printed components will be flexible; tough with excellent thermal and mechanical properties. In this paper, the characteristics of TPE are being reviewed to show the potential of TPE material as filament.

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.08.057
Uncontrolled keywords:	3D printing, Additive manufacturing, Fused deposition modelling, Thermoplastic elastomer, Natural rubber
Subjects:	Q Science T Technology
Divisions:	Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User:	Armin Yousefi Kanani
Date Deposited:	16 Sep 2022 12:44 UTC
Last Modified:	20 Sep 2022 09:12 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/96750 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Yousefi Kanani, Armin.

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