Additive manufacturing of CNTs/PLA composites and the correlation between microstructure and functional properties
Xing Zhou, Jingrui Deng, Changqing Fang, Wanqing Lei, Yonghua Song, Zisen Zhang, Zhigang Huang, Yan Li
Table 1 Information of the samples and 3D printing parameters.
Sample CNTs/PLA ratio (wt%) Melt index
(g/10 min)
Fixed parameters
Build orientation (deg.) Filament diameter (mm) Envelop temperature (°C) Filling rate (%) Contours number
PLA / ~32.4 0 1.75 50 100 5
CNTs/PLA-1 1% ~22.5
CNTs/PLA-2 1% ~22.3
CNTs/PLA-3 3% ~12.7