Abstract This article presents the results of a study on laser ablation selected thermoplastic polymers using an economical fiber with scanning galvanometer system and IR wavelength λ = 1064 nm. The aimed to develop comparative characteristics processes commonly used constructional thermoplastics, namely acrylonitrile butadiene styrene terpolymer (ABS), polystyrene (PS), poly(ethylene terephtha...

Abstract Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) is a 3D‐printing technique that enables the production of complex geometries with high level customization at low cost. The poor mechanical properties FFF‐printed parts often undermine application this technology for structural purposes. To overcome limitation, two‐step metallization method performed to deposit copper layer on exterior an Acrylonitrile–...

An easy and cheap fabrication method for intricate polydimethylsiloxane microfluidic devices is presented. The acrylonitrile butadiene styrene scaffold-removal method uses cheap, off-the-shelf materials and equipment for the fabrication of intricate microfluidic devices. The versatility of the method is proven by the fabrication of 3D multilayer, ship-in-a-bottle, selective heating, sensing, an...

Abstract Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) is a multipurpose thermoplastic and the second most popular material in extrusion (MEX) additive manufacturing (AM). It widely used various types of industrial applications automotive sector, housing, food processing, among others. This work investigates effect seven generic control parameters (orientation angle, raster deposition infill density, l...

Painful degeneration of soft tissues accounts for high socioeconomic costs. Tissue engineering aims to provide biomimetics recapitulating native tissues. Biocompatible thermoplastics for 3D printing can generate high-resolution structures resembling tissue extracellular matrix. Large-pore 3D-printed acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and polylactic acid (PLA) scaffolds were compared for cell...

INTRODUCTION Hearing protection devices are one of the primary noise reduction tools in developing countries. This study is intended to produce and apply acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)/clay nanocomposites to fabricate a laboratory single cup earmuffs and then compare it with double cup and single cup pure ABS earmuffs in terms of noise attenuation performance and comfort. In addition, th...

Composite acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS)/carbon nanotubes (CNT) filaments at 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 wt %, suitable for fused deposition modelling (FDM) were obtained by using a completely solvent-free process based on direct melt compounding and extrusion. The optimal CNT content in the filaments for FDM was found to be 6 wt %; for this composite, a detailed investigation of the thermal, mecha...

• Multi-Wall and Single-Wall carbon nanotubes affect thermoelectrical behavior. Fuse Filament Fabrication of conductive nanocomposites at selected low resistivity. 3D manufactured with applications for thermoelectric devices/sensors. Anisotropy in electro-mechanical behaviour multilayer nanocomposites. Conductivity CNT composites depends on filler content, process geometry. The following paper ...

In the present study, the effect of material and process parameters on the morphological and hardness properties of friction stir process (FSP) acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) were investigated. For this purpose, firstly ABS polymeric sheets were injection molded. Then a slot with predetermined depth and width was created on sheets using a horizontal milling machine. Nano type (nanoclay, ...

Abstract: The creep performance of plastics is one of the main criteria for a variety of applications with strict dimensional stability needs, including electrical/electronic parts and various automotive applications. However obtaining or generating accurate creep data is very difficult for both resin suppliers and product designers because the creep property is time dependent, which means it t...