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T1 - A review on the potential of polylactic acid based thermoplastic elastomer as filament material for fused deposition modelling
AU - Musa, Luqman
AU - Kumar, Nitiyah Krishna
AU - Rahim, Shayfull Zamree Bin Abd
AU - Rasidi, Mohamad Syahmie Mohamad
AU - Rennie, Allan
AU - Rahman, Rozyanty
AU - Yousefi Kanani, Armin
AU - Azmi, Ahmad Azrem
PY - 2022/9/30
Y1 - 2022/9/30
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - 3D printing
KW - Additive manufacturing
KW - Fused deposition modelling
KW - Thermoplastic elastomer
KW - Natural rubber
U2 - 10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.08.057
DO - 10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.08.057
M3 - Review article
VL - 20
SP - 2841
EP - 2858
JO - Journal of Materials Research and Technology
JF - Journal of Materials Research and Technology
SN - 2238-7854
ER -